Online activities: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person questions | Spanish

Starter quiz

Which is the correct translation of '¿Puedo ir a los servicios?'?
- Can you go to the toilet?
- Can I go to the toilet? ✓
- Can I use the services?
- Can you use the services?
- Where are the toilets?
Match these verb forms.
- poder
  
  ⇔
  
  to be able to, being able to ✓
- puede
  
  ⇔
  
  she, he, it is able to ✓
- puedes
  
  ⇔
  
  you are able to ✓
- puedo
  
  ⇔
  
  I am able to ✓
These words are all nouns. Which one can also be an adjective?
- cabeza
- compañero
- hombre
- todo ✓
- problema
Match the Spanish and English.
- amar
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
- besar
  
  ⇔
  
  to kiss, kissing ✓
- cantar
  
  ⇔
  
  to sing, singing ✓
- comer
  
  ⇔
  
  to eat, eating ✓
- sin
  
  ⇔
  
  without ✓
- con
  
  ⇔
  
  with ✓
Select the statements about forming Spanish questions which are correct.
- A question mark is needed at the start and at the end of the question. ✓
- The word 'do' or 'does' is not used. ✓
- Question words such as 'where' are not used.
- The intonation rises towards the end of the question. ✓
- The intonation does not change in the question.
Write in Spanish: 'Do you eat paella?'
- '¿Comes paella?' ✓

The third person forms of regular -er/-ir verbs end in ...
- -er
- -o
- -e ✓
- -en ✓
Select the statements about yes/no questions in Spanish which are correct.
- The position of the verb changes.
- Word order stays the same. ✓
- You use a question word such as 'when'.
- You use rising intonation. ✓
- You add the word 'do' in Spanish.
Which verb is in the third person singular form?
- abrir
- abro
- abre ✓
- abren
Which verb is in the third person plural form?
- recibir
- recibo
- recibe
- reciben ✓
Translate into Spanish: 'Does she open emails'?
- '¿Abre correos electrónicos?' ✓
Translate into Spanish: 'Do they receive messages?'
- '¿Reciben mensajes?' ✓

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Verb endings change depending on the person they refer to.
3rd person singular -er and -ir verbs end in -e.
3rd person plural -er and -ir verbs end in -en.
Turn any statement into a closed or yes/no question using raised intonation; the word order stays the same.

Singular and plural verbs have the same endings.

Singular and plural verbs have different forms for first, second and third person.

3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people ('she', 'he' or 'it')
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people ('they')
Intonation question - a statement that has been turned into a question by two question marks or intonation