Starter quiz
- Which one of the following words is an example of an indefinite article?
- él
- una ✓
- el
- los
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- Choose the masculine singular form of the indefinite adjective 'some':
- alguna
- algunos
- algún ✓
- pocos
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- Match the English words with the correct Spanish translation.
- alto⇔tall ✓
- bailar⇔to dance, dancing ✓
- bajar⇔to go down, get off; going down, getting off ✓
- celebrar⇔to celebrate, celebrating ✓
- la compra⇔shopping ✓
- ligero⇔light, in weight ✓
- Which of these adjectives are prenominal adjectives?
- inteligente
- alguno
- buen
- responsable
- tercero
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- How do you say 's/he talks/speaks?
- 'habla' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the English words with the correct Spanish translation.
- ese⇔that (masculine, singular) ✓
- esa⇔that (feminine, singular) ✓
- invitar⇔to invite, inviting ✓
- el aire⇔air ✓
- engañar⇔to cheat, cheating ✓
- la ventana⇔window ✓
- How do you say 'you thank'?
- agradeces ✓
- agradece
- agradezco
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- Which verbs add -z- before the 'co'?
- conocer ✓
- beber
- agradecer ✓
- conducir ✓
- beber
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- Direct object pronouns ...
- replace a noun carrying out the action of the verb and come before the verb.
- replace a preposition and come before the verb.
- replace a noun receiving the action of the verb and come after the verb. ✓
- replace a verb and come after the verb.
- replace a noun receiving the action of the verb and come before the verb.
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- Match the English object pronoun (it/them) with the correct Spanish translation.
- it (masculine, singular)⇔lo ✓
- it (feminine, singular)⇔la ✓
- them (masculine, plural)⇔los ✓
- them (feminine, plural)⇔las ✓
- Select 2 phrases where 'las' and 'los' mean 'them'.
- las ingenieras
- los pasteles
- los llama ✓
- las diseña ✓
- las piedras
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Present tense -er/-ir verbs in 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular (-o, -es, -e).
- Verbs that end in –cer or –cir that have a spelling change in the 1st person singular. We add a 'z' before the 'co'.
- Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) come before the verb.
- Use 'lo' to mean 'him' or 'it' (for masculine objects) and 'la' to mean 'her' or 'it' (for feminine objects).
- Use 'los' to mean 'them' (for masculine objects) and 'las' to mean 'them' (for feminine objects).
Common misconception
'El' and 'lo' are interchangeable, as 'la' (article) and 'la' (DOP) and 'las' (article) and 'las' (DOP) look exactly the same.
Remember that direct object pronouns (lo, la, los and las) come before a verb. 'El' is the masculine singular form of the definite article 'the'.
Keywords
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Irregular verb - does not follow the regular rules
Object pronoun - replace a noun that is the object of the sentence
Definite articles - are used to identify a specific noun or to refer to a noun that has already been specified
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