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Holiday activities: -ar, -er, -ir verbs 1st person plural present and preterite

Plans for the holidays: 'ir' + a + infinitive

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils revisit the first person plural in the present tense, and contrast it with the first person plural in the preterite. They also revisit the present tense with future meaning, and all persons of the verb 'ir' with 'a' and an infinitive to express future intention.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the preterite tense to describe past holiday activities.

Key Notes

  • For regular -er verbs, the verb ending -emos refers to 'we' in the present tense.
  • For regular -er verbs, the verb ending -imos refers to 'we' in the preterite tense.
  • For regular -ir verbs, the verb ending -imos refers to 'we' in the present and preterite tenses.
  • For regular -ar verbs, the verb ending -amos refers to 'we' in the present and preterite tenses.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • preterite: tense used for completed events in the past
  • 1st person plural: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'we'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • -er verbs have the same ending in the 1st person plural of the present and preterite tenses.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

For regular -er verbs, the verb ending -emos refers to 'we' in the present tense. For regular -er verbs, the verb ending -imos refers to 'we' in the preterite tense.

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

tense used 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: -er verbs have the same ending in the 1st person plural of the present and preterite tenses. Correction: Unlike -ir verbs, -er verbs do not have the same ending in these tenses. The verb ending -emos is used in the present tense and -imos is used in the preterite tense.

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