Lifestyle choices: -er and -ir verb infinitives | Spanish

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Match the Spanish and English.
- beber
  
  ⇔
  
  to drink, drinking ✓
- comer
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
- leer
  
  ⇔
  
  to read, reading ✓
- vivir
  
  ⇔
  
  to live, living ✓
Which of these is an infinitive?
- bebes
- habla
- miro
- hacer ✓
- estoy
Place the verb forms in this order: 1st person singular, 2nd person singular, 3rd person singular, 1st person plural.
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  soy
- 2
  
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  eres
- 3
  
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  es
- 4
  
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  somos
How do you say 'crazy (m)' in Spanish?
- 'loco' ✓
Which of these is not an adjective?
- aburrido
- claro
- como ✓
- oscuro
- hablo
Translate into Spanish: 'She is tanned and happy.'
- 'Es morena y feliz.' ✓

Order the steps of the vocabulary learning method.
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  look
- 2
  
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  say
- 3
  
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  cover
- 4
  
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  write
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  check
Place the verb forms in this order: infinitive, 1st person singular, 2nd person singular, 3rd person singular.
- 1
  
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  hacer
- 2
  
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  hago
- 3
  
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  haces
- 4
  
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  hace
What do you need to complete this sentence?: 'Es bueno ______ fruta todos los días.'
- 3rd person singular (come)
- an infinitive (comer) ✓
- 1st person singular (como)
- nothing
What is the 3rd person singular verb form of 'vivir'?
- 'vive' ✓
Write the missing Spanish verb: 'Daniel ______ agua'.
- 'bebe' ✓
Translate into Spanish: 'She does exercise'.
- 'Hace ejercicio.' ✓

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Revisiting vocabulary frequently alone or with a partner deepens word knowledge.
The 3rd person singular ending for -er and -ir verbs is -e.
The 3rd person singular form of the verb refers to she, he or it.
It is important when speaking to enunciate the difference between infinitive and 3rd person singular verbs.

The best way to learn vocabulary is to repeat the words and their meaning in your mind.

A method like look, say, cover, write, check can be more effective when learning vocabulary.

-er verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
-ir verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to another person