What I do with others: -ar verbs 1st person plural | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the English to the Spanish.
- comprar
  
  ⇔
  
  to buy, buying ✓
- bailar
  
  ⇔
  
  to dance, dancing ✓
- escuchar
  
  ⇔
  
  to listen, listening ✓
- usar
  
  ⇔
  
  to use, using ✓
- necesitar
  
  ⇔
  
  to need, needing ✓
- llevar
  
  ⇔
  
  to wear, wearing ✓
How do you say 'I buy a shirt' in Spanish?
- Comprar una camisa.
- Compra una camisa.
- Compro una camisa. ✓
- Compras una camisa.
Complete this sentence with the right form of the verb 'llevar': '______ (you) un bolso rojo.'
- 'Llevas' ✓
Choose all the possible verbs to complete this sentence: '______ un bolígrafo.'
- baila
- compra ✓
- escucha
- necesita ✓
- usa ✓
Match the Spanish to the English.
- el árbol
  
  ⇔
  
  tree ✓
- el pajaro
  
  ⇔
  
  bird ✓
- el río
  
  ⇔
  
  river ✓
- la tienda
  
  ⇔
  
  shop ✓
- el centro
  
  ⇔
  
  centre ✓
- la cama
  
  ⇔
  
  bed ✓
Translate this sentence into Spanish: 'Walking is important.'
- 'Caminar es importante.' ✓

Exit quiz

Complete the definition of an -ar verb: 'An -ar verb is a verb whose ______ ends in -ar.'
- 'infinitive' ✓
What is the name of the verb form used to refer to I and others?
- 1st person singular
- 2nd person singular
- 3rd person singular
- 1st person plural ✓
- 2nd person plural
Match the Spanish to the English.
- trabajar
  
  ⇔
  
  to work, working ✓
- buscar
  
  ⇔
  
  to look for, looking for ✓
- pasar
  
  ⇔
  
  to pass, to spend (time) ✓
- preparar
  
  ⇔
  
  to prepare, preparing ✓
- descansar
  
  ⇔
  
  to rest, resting ✓
- llevar
  
  ⇔
  
  to wear, to carry ✓
What is the meaning of the word 'junto'?
- 'together' ✓
What is the ending of an -ar verb ni the 'we' form?
- '-amos' ✓
Translate into Spanish: 'We work at home.'
- 'Trabajamos en casa.' ✓

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Key learning points

The SSC [e] is pronounced as in 'elefante'
The SSC [i] is pronounced as in 'idea'
The 1st person plural of present tense -AR verbs ends in -amos.
'Junto' and 'solo' describe verbs like adverbs but agree for gender and number like adjectives.

Common misconception

When we conjugate the verb we just add the ending to the infinitive.

In Spanish when we conjugate a verb, first, we remove the -ar ending and then add the correct ending depending on who is doing the action of the verb.

Keywords

[e] - pronounced as in 'elefante'
[i] - pronounced as in 'idea'
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do', 'we do'
-ar verbs - a group of infinitives that end in -ar
1st person plural - form of the verb used to refer to I and others, i.e. we