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Spanish · Grade 1

Present-Tense Actions in Context

Learners talk about what people do. They build present-tense forms of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs, learn to read the verb ending to know who is doing the action (so pronouns can be dropped), and use a few essential irregular forms (voy, tengo, hago) with frequency words to describe a typical day. The course ends with an interview about routines and a written 'day in my life' for a partner school.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 minutes
  • Present-tense actions check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Form the present tense of regular -ar verbs (hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, hablan) and use them in sentences.
  • Form the present tense of regular -er and -ir verbs (como, comemos; vivo, vivimos) and use them in sentences.
  • Identify who does an action from the verb ending, with or without a subject pronoun, and answer a question with the right person (¿Vives…? — Sí, vivo…).
  • Describe and understand a daily routine using present-tense verbs, voy/va/vamos, and frequency and time expressions (siempre, a veces, nunca, por la mañana).

Lessons

  1. -ar verbs: hablo, hablas, habla 6 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  2. -er and -ir verbs: como, vivo 6 steps4 practiceabout 22 min
  3. The ending tells you who 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Mi día: routines in context 6 steps3 practiceabout 27 min
  5. Present-tense actions check 9 questions at the end

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