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Hispanic festivals: -ar verbs 3rd person preterite

Past and future trips to Spain and Spanish festivals: -ar verbs, 'hacer', 'ir'

Unit Summary

This unit revisits -ar verbs in the context of the text 'La Tomatina'. Pupils revisit 'ir a' to express future meaning in the context of planning a trip, and singular forms of 'hacer' and 'ir' in the preterite in the context of a past trip.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand and correctly pronounce -ar verbs in the preterite tense in the context of a Spanish festival.

Key Notes

  • La Tomatina is an annual Spanish festival that celebrates the tomato harvest in Buñol, Valencia.
  • Present tense -ar verbs in the 1st person singular end in -o.
  • Preterite tense -ar verbs in the 3rd person singular end in -ó.
  • The verb 'comenzar' is a stem-changing verb ('e' - 'ie') for 'I', 'you', 'she, he, it' and 'they' in the present tense.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • preterite: verb tense for completed events in the past
  • 1st person singular: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'I'
  • 3rd person singular: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it'
  • stem: part of the verb that appears in all forms

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The verb ending -o refers to 'she', 'he' or 'it' in the preterite tense.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

La Tomatina is an annual Spanish festival that celebrates the tomato harvest in Buñol, Valencia. Present tense -ar verbs in the 1st person singular end in -o.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preterite'

verb tense for completed events in the past. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The verb ending -o refers to 'she', 'he' or 'it' in the preterite tense. Correction: The verb ending -o refers to 'I' in the present tense. The verb ending -ó (with accent) refers to 'she', 'he' or 'it' in the preterite tense.

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