Preterite tense: -AR verbs

We are going to learn one of the past tenses we have in Spanish: el pretérito.

Let´s see how it works for the first conjugation, the -AR verbs.

Pretérito: -AR verbs

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The verbs ending in -car, -gar and -zar have an irregular preterite.

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Preterite endings

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Irregular AR preterites

Rags to riches

Rags to riches -car, -gar, -zar

Periphrasis - Tener que / Ir a

A periphrasis is a special construction with at least two verbs that behave as a group like a single verb would.

We are going to learn how to express obligation with tener que + infinitive and how to express near future actions with Ir a + infinitive.

Perífrasis: tener que / ir a + INFINITIVO

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Fill in the blanks

¿Qué vamos a hacer después del trabajo?

Ir a: Rags to riches

¿Qué vamos a hacer mañana?
¿Qué tienen que hacer?

Challenge board

Battleship

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives are used to show ownership. They agree with the noun they modify but, unlike most other adjectives, they precede that noun.

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Los Adjetivos Posesivos

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Recognize the possessive

¿De quién es?

Fill in the blanks 1

Fill in the blanks 2

Basic quiz

Demonstrative Adjectives

Here are some words that we will use to present things depending on how far they are from us.

(source: Aula de lenguaje)

If these demonstratives accompany a noun, they will be adjectives; whereas if they are alone and they have an accent mark, they will have replaced that noun and they will be pronouns.
Demonstrative Adjectives

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Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks

Choose the correct demonstrative

Adjective or pronoun?

Basic quiz

DO and IO pronouns

What is a pronoun? Pronouns replace nouns.

The object that directly receives the action of the verb is called the direct object (DO).
You can have the DO if you ask the verb "what?" or "whom?".

Bill hit the ball.
Bill hit what?
Bill hit the ball.

Sherry hit Bill.
Sherry hit whom?
Sherry hit Bill.

The indirect object (IO) tells us where the direct object (DO) is going.
The indirect object answers the question "To whom?" or "For whom?" the action of the verb is performed.

He gives María the book.
To whom does he give the book?
To María.

IO=María

He buys me flowers.
For whom does he buy the flowers?
For me.

IO=me

Check out this presentation to learn the use of DO and IO in Spanish:

DO and IO pronouns

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Clothing and DO pronouns

Fill in the blanks

Replace the DO with a pronoun

Columns: identify the IO pronoun

Replace the IO with a pronoun

IO Rags to Riches

IO: have something done

IO battleship

Give the IO and the correct verb form

¿Cómo ayudas a tus padres?

Stem-Changing Verbs in the Present Tense

Let’s learn how to conjugate a stem-changing or “boot" verb in the present tense.

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Click here for a complete chart of the stem-changing verbs.

Ahora, vamos a practicar:

Concentration and matching

Rags to riches

Jeopardy

Study stack games

Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks 2

Tener used in expressions (I am 17, I am hungry...)

Tener means to have or to possess. It is an irregular -ER verb, although it takes the -ER endings for the present tense, it has a changing stem.

The only regular forms are the nosotros and vosotros forms. Check the changes that occur in the rest of the forms:

Yes, you are right! It is a "gogo verb" and it also adds an "i" in the tú, él-ella-usted and ellos-ellas-ustedes form. You got it :)

The verb tener can also be translated as to be in some expressions.
You already know how to express age in Spanish:
- I am seventeen Yo tengo diecisiete años.
Other expressions are:

¿Necesitas repasar estas expresiones?

• Tener conjugation: concentration, multiple choice.

• Tener expressions: word search, matching, battleship.

• Tener y venir: concentration, word search.
  

Present Tense of -ER and -IR verbs

We have already learned how to conjugate an -AR verb in the present tense.

If you remember how it works, it is very similar with the -ER and the -IR verbs, you only have to learn the endings.

Present tense of -ER and -IR verbs

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Now, review the meaning of some regular -AR, -ER and -IR verbs.

Useful regular verbs

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Quizlet with common AR, ER and IR verbs

Multiple choice with the verbs you have to know

Rags to riches with conjugation

Battleship with conjugation

Ir - To go: Conjugation and Contractions.

The verb IR is one of the Spanish irregular verbs, let’s learn its conjugation.

Ir medios lugares

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More info on contractions AL and DEL

Ir Conjugation

Means of transport concentration

Contractions rags to riches

Contractions pop-ups

Contractions quiz

Contractions more practise

Ser or Estar, That is the Question...

Both verbs mean “to be” but when do we use each?

How you feel and where you are, that is when you use ESTAR.
What you do and where you're from, is when you use the other one (SER).

Serestar

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Columns.

Matching and memory game.

Rags to riches.

Pick the right verb.

Fill in the blanks.

Expressing feelings.

Irregular -AR verbs: Ir, Dar, Estar.

These verbs have an irregular conjugation for the "yo form" in the present tense, the ending is -oy.

The rest of the subjects take the same endings as the AR verbs in the present tense.

Ir, dar, estar.

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Challenge Board

Concentrate and Conjugate

Fill in the Blanks

Columns

Quiz

Present tense of -AR verbs

There are three groups of verbs in Spanish: those ending in AR, those ending in ER and those ending in IR.

We are going to learn how to conjugate the present tense of the first group, the AR verbs.

First, you have to drop the ending of the infinitive (drop -AR) and then, add the endings for each subject.


Check this video and you will understand better what we are talking about...

Match the endings

Jeopardy

Crossword

Battleship

Likes and Dislikes

To say we like something in Spanish, we use the verb GUSTAR.

The structure of the sentence is different than in English, it is backwards, we could translate it literally as “something is pleasant to me”. Ejemplo: Me gusta el tenis (Tenis is pleasant to me), Me gustan los gatos (Cats are pleasant to me).

For the negative sentence, just write “no” at the beginning of the sentence. Ejemplo: No me gustan las zanahorias (I don’t like carrots).

Use GUSTA when:

•the thing you like is an action: Me gusta montar a caballo (I like riding horses)
•the thing you like is singular: Me gusta mucho el café (I like coffee very much)

Use GUSTAN when:

•the thing you like is plural: Me gustan los gatos.


Likes and dislikes

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Gustar rags to riches
Gustar matching
Gustar indirect object pronouns
Gustar expressions

Extra Credit

Write 10 sentences to talk about your likes and dislikes. Use interesa, aburre, gusta and don´t forget articles with nouns, not with verbs!

Telling time

To learn how to tell the time in Spanish click here.
To listen to time expressions click here.




¡Vamos a practicar!

¿Qué hora es? y Busca el reloj (go to the “actividades” section once you are in the web).

Memory game

Listening

Present tense of verb SER

SER is one of the two verbs we have in Spanish to mean “to be”.

It is used to express permanent characteristics like someone’s character and appearance (Ella es simpática, Tú eres alto), nationality (Yo soy española), origin (Él es de Estados Unidos) and profession (Tú eres profesor).

As you know, in Spanish each subject has a verb form, so let’s learn the conjugation of verb “ser”.

Now, practice these games:

Matching: pronouns and verb SER

Rags to riches.

Hangman.

Jeopardy

Battleship.

Talk about your classes

Don’t forget this verb it is a very important verb and we use it a lot!

Subject pronouns

What is a pronoun? It is a word that replaces a noun.

We are going to study those pronouns that act as subject in a sentence.

Now let’s look at the subject pronouns in English and in Spanish:

Flashcards and memory game

Columns

Concentration: pronouns and articles

Articles and Adjectives - Agreement

What is the so called "agreement"?

In Spanish, articles and adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. We are going to learn the definite and the indefinite articles, adjectives and plural forms.

Gender, articles, plural forms

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Gender quiz

Noun-adjective agreement

Adjectives: matching

Adjectives: opposites