Starter quiz
- Match the Spanish to the English.
- la montaña⇔mountain ✓
- la mujer⇔woman ✓
- montar⇔to ride, riding ✓
- el mar⇔sea ✓
- Match the Spanish to the English.
- alto⇔tall ✓
- algo⇔something ✓
- animal⇔animal ✓
- agosto⇔August ✓
- Which of these verbs make sense before the noun 'comida'?
- buscar ✓
- comer ✓
- beber
- preparar ✓
- descansar
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- Which of these words make sense before the noun 'el campo'?
- por ✓
- en ✓
- durante
- cada
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- Which of these verb stems have infinitives that end in -er?
- com__ ✓
- aprend__ ✓
- disfrut__
- trabaj__
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- Which of these verb stems have infinitives that end in -ir?
- corr__
- escrib__ ✓
- llev__
- viv__ ✓
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Exit quiz
- Complete the sentence: Spanish infinitives can end in ...
- -ar ✓
- -an
- -ir ✓
- -er ✓
- -es
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- Complete the sentence: The second person singular is a verb form used for ...
- I
- you ✓
- she
- he
- we
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- Which verbs refer to 'you'?
- bebe
- escribes ✓
- aprende
- vives ✓
- corro
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- Which second person singular verbs are from an -er or -ir verb?
- llevas
- haces ✓
- recibes ✓
- descansas
- aprendes ✓
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- From memory, without referring to your resources, write the Spanish verb 'he writes'.
- 'escribe' ✓
- From memory, without referring to your resources, write the Spanish verb 'you run'.
- 'corres' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Some Spanish infinitives end in -er and -ir; we call them -er and -ir verbs.
- The verb ending changes depending on who the verb refers to; the second person singular 'you' ending is -es;
- When writing from memory, it is important to practise language thoroughly first, especially verbs.
- Second person singular verbs are useful for asking questions, when writing to someone else.
Common misconception
It is easy to write Spanish from memory if I know what the words mean.
Knowing what words mean when you listen to or read them doesn't mean you can write them from memory. To write from memory, you need to practise writing from memory, especially verbs, as these need to be right to communicate your message clearly.
Keywords
-er verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
-ir verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir
Second person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to another person (you)
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