Starter quiz
- Which of these words are verbs?
- talk ✓
- dog
- green
- listen ✓
- Spain
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- A verb is an ______ word.
- 'action' ✓
- Select the 1st person verbs.
- I go ✓
- you talk
- I am ✓
- she reads
- it works
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- Select the 3rd person verbs.
- he plays ✓
- I walk
- she visits ✓
- it moves ✓
- you learn
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- Singular verbs refer to how many people?
- 1 ✓
- 2
- 3
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- Match the verbs with the grammatical persons.
- I read⇔1st person singuar ✓
- she reads⇔3rd person singular ✓
Exit quiz
- Which English word best reflects the [a] sound in Spanish?
- bar
- crate
- halt
- cat ✓
- grain
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- True or false? The [a] sound in Spanish varies like it does in English.
- True
- False ✓
- The verb 'estar' is used for ...
- time
- profession
- location ✓
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- Match up the Spanish and English words.
- estar⇔to be, being ✓
- estoy⇔I am ✓
- está⇔she, he, it is ✓
- What is the English meaning of 'hasta luego'?
- 'bye' ✓
- What is the Spanish for 'hello'?
- 'hola' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The SSC [a] is pronounced as in 'alto'.
- 'Estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for location.
- 'Estoy' and 'está' are the 1st and 3rd person singular forms of 'estar'.
- 'Hola' means 'hello' and 'hasta luego' means 'bye'.
Common misconception
[a] is pronounced the same in Spanish and English.
Whilst the [a] sound varies in English, in different words and in different places, it is only pronounced as in 'alto' in Spanish.
Keywords
[a] - pronounced as in 'alto'
Estar - to be, being
Está - part of 'to be, being' meaning 'she, he, it is'
Estoy - part of 'to be, being' meaning 'I am'
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