Starter quiz
- Which of the following would you use to greet someone in Spanish?
- Hola ✓
- Alto
- Dos
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What Spanish sound appears twice in this Spanish word?- 'a' ✓
- Match the English with the correct Spanish translation.
- to be⇔estar ✓
- I am⇔estoy ✓
- she, he, it is⇔está ✓
- Which of the following means 'he is there'?
- Está aquí.
- Está allí. ✓
- Estoy allí.
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- Which word is missing from this sentence to say 'I am here'? ______ aquí.
- 'Estoy' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match up the Spanish words and their English meanings.
- aquí⇔here ✓
- allí⇔there ✓
- presente⇔present ✓
- ausente⇔absent ✓
- How would you answer the register to say 'I am present'?
- Estoy presente. ✓
- Estoy ausente.
- Está presente.
- Está ausente.
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- Complete the sentence to say 'he is absent'. Está ...
- 'ausente' ✓
- Complete the sentence to say 'she is present'. Está ...
- 'presente' ✓
- Match up the following sentences with their English meanings.
- Está ausente.⇔He is absent. ✓
- Estoy presente.⇔I am present. ✓
- Está aquí.⇔She is here. ✓
- Está allí.⇔He is there. ✓
- Write what you would say to answer the register to say 'I am here'.
- 'Estoy aquí.' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [a] and [o] can be practised with the source words 'alto' and 'dos'.
- The irregular verb 'estar' means to be, being when referring to location.
- 'Estoy' means 'I am' and 'está' means she, he, it is.
- Spanish pronouns are often not used; the verb ending indicates the person who is doing the action of the verb.
Common misconception
Spanish verbs always need pronouns, like in English, to convey the person doing the action.
Spanish verbs don't always need pronouns. The verb endings indicates the person doing the action.
Keywords
[a] - pronounced [a] as in casa
[o] - pronounced [o as in dos
Estoy - I am
Está - she, he, it is
Pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
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