Starter quiz
- Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
- vida⇔life ✓
- viaje⇔trip, journey ✓
- vivir⇔to live, living ✓
- creer⇔to believe, believing ✓
- país⇔country ✓
- ayuda⇔help ✓
- What does 'sentir' mean in English?
- to go out, going out
- to open, opening
- to ask for, asking for
- to read, reading
- to feel, feeling ✓
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- How do you say 'you promised' in Spanish?
- prometí
- prometimos
- prometió
- prometiste ✓
- prometieron
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- How do you say 'I moved' in Spanish?
- movió
- moví ✓
- moviste
- mover
- movims
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- Which of these words means 'a' or 'an' before a singular feminine noun?
- un
- unas
- unos
- una ✓
- uno
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- Write the Spanish word for 'some' when it comes before a masculine plural noun.
- 'unos' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these nouns becomes plural if you add -es to the singular form?
- viaje
- escritor ✓
- tío
- experiencia
- grupo
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- Which of these nouns becomes plural if you add -s to the singular form?
- dólar
- dificultad
- padre ✓
- autor
- realidad
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- Write the Spanish for 'some names'.
- 'unos nombres' ✓
- Write the Spanish for 'some families'.
- 'unas familias' ✓
- Write the Spanish for 'she decided'.
- 'decidió' ✓
- Write the Spanish for 'he lived in a city'.
- 'Vivió en una ciudad' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- To make a noun plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel, and -es if it ends in a consonant.
- When we make a masculine noun plural, the indefinite article 'un' changes to 'unos'.
- When we make a feminine noun plural, the indefinite article 'una' changes to 'unas'.
- Regular -er/-ir verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular PAST preterite (-í, iste & -ió).
Common misconception
Add an -s to any Spanish noun to make it plural.
Add an -s to Spanish nouns ending in a vowel to make them plural. Add -es to Spanish nouns ending in a consonant to make them plural.
Keywords
Indefinite article - an article that refers to a noun in a non-specific way; in English this includes the words 'a' and 'an'
Plural - referring to more than one
Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past
Infinitive - the verb as it appears in a dictionary
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