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FREE SPANISH GRAMMAR.
The free sample here is all about a super-important tense:
THE PRESENT TENSE
It is one of the “core” tenses for both Junior Cert. and Leaving Cert. and for anyone studying this great language.
BIG Topic
This is a big topic in Spanish grammar. That is why I have broken it down into seven individual parts. Each part concentrates on one particular point (e.g. 100% regular verbs).
Take your time going through each part and you will learn everything you need to master this super-important tense!
Becoming the Expert
You will become an expert in the Spanish Present Simple because you get…
7 Independent Sections
Quizes to Test Yourself
Explanation Videos and Slides
FREE Downloadable Videos and PDFs
Part 1 - General Quiz
To kick things off, let’s do a little Spanish Present Tense Quiz! This quiz tests us on many different categories of verbs not just “regular” verbs!
Don’t worry, however, if you don’t get a very high score now as you will return to this after learning and preacticing everything!
This is just to see what you can remember about the spellings of this tense.
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve studied everything.
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve seen the video Spanish Regular Verbs.
Part 2 - Regular Verbs
This part is all about 100% Regular Verbs in the Present Tense.
Imagine being a student in Count Dracula’s class – you would be as good as gold!
Use the present tense to write the things that NEVER happen in this very strict teacher’s class.
* TIP * – Think of WHO is doing the action – is it me, you, them, us etc.
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity, you only get:
– the person or people doing the action
– the verb in the infinitive
2) You have to make a complete sentence
3) You also need to use NUNCA (“never”)
Example Sentence
You are given => los estudiantes/gritar
Anwser is => “Los estudiantes nunca gritan“.
Psst – don’t forget your full stops!
Teach Yourself
Watch this 1-minute video of the Spanish Present Simple.
You will learn everything you need to know about Regular Verbs.
After watching the video, do the activity again and try to get your verbs 100% correct!
* TIP * – You can download this video by clicking the 3 dots!
Part 3 - "Mutant" Regular Verbs
This part is all about what I like to call “Mutant” Regular Verbs.
This is because they are almost 100% regular – but they have a slight mutation!
This activity is all about YOU! In other words, the “yo” (or “I”) part of the verb.
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve seen the video Spanish Regular Verbs.
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity:
– you are given a question
– you have to write an answer
2) The answer is always in the “yo” (or “I”) part of the verb
3) You need to use elements from the question in the answer
Example Sentence
Example Question => “¿Quién le da comida al bebé?”
Example Answer => “Yo le doy la comida al bebé”.
Psst – don’t forget your full stops!
* TIP * – Use the same verb from the question in your answer!
* TIP * – You can download this video by clicking the 3 dots!
Teach Yourself
Watch this 1-minute video of the Spanish “Mutant” Verbs.
You will learn everything you need to know about the spellings of these verbs.
After watching the video, do the activity again and try to get your verbs 100% correct!
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve seen the explanation slide.
Part 4 - "Changers 1"
This part is all about the group of verbs I like to call “Changers 1“.
This is because they have to be changed in the ROOT of the verb.
In school, you might have heard your teacher call these “radical changing verbs”.
Background Story…
Sinéad is on Eramus in Almeria and is doing some “Retail Therapy” in a boutique in the city!
However, she is a little bit stuck on her verbs and so too is the “dependienta” (shop assistant) because she is not a native Spanish speaker either.
Help them out by completing their sentences with the correct form of the verb you see in brackets.
How to Do this Activity
1) This is a conversation between Sinéad and the shop assistant.
– you are given a verb in brackets
– you are given the person doing the action in brackets
2) Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb
Example Sentence
Example Question => “(Poder, usted) repetir, por favor?”
Example Answer => ¿Puede repetir, por favor?
* TIP * – Think of WHO is doing the action – is it me, you, them, us etc.
* TIP * – Don’t forget your full stops!
Teach Yourself
There are three types of changers to know in this category.
Click on the image to open an explanation slide.
After reading the slide, do the activity again and try to get your verbs 100% correct!
* TIP * – CLICK HERE to download this slide!
Part 5 - "Changers 2"
This part is all about the group of verbs I like to call “Changers 2“.
This is group is similar to group above because the root need to be changed.
However, the difference here is that only the “yo” part gets the change and the change is different than before.
In school, you might have heard your teacher call these “radical changing verbs”.
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve seen the explanation slide.
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity:
– you are given an incomplete sentence
– you have to complete it by writing the verb in brackets
2) The answer is always in the “yo” (or “I”) part of the verb
Example Sentence
Example Question => “(Recoger) los juguetes“
Example Answer => Recojo los juguetes”
* TIP * – Use the same verb from the question in your answer!
* TIP * – CLICK HERE to download this slide
Teach Yourself
There is only one type of change to know in this category.
Click on the image to open an explanation slide.
After reading the slide, do the activity again and try to get your verbs 100% correct!
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve seen the explanation slide.
Part 6 - "Adders 1"
This part is all about the group of verbs I like to call “Adders 1“.
This is because we simply have to add something to the ROOT of the verb.
In school, you might have heard your teacher call these “radical changing verbs”.
¡El Río Liffey Está Loco! The River Liffey is crazy!
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity:
– you are given an incomplete sentence
– you have to complete it by writing the verb in brackets
* TIP * – Think of WHO is doing the action – is it me, you, it, them, us etc.
* TIP * – Don’t forget your full stops!
Teach Yourself
There are two types of changers to know in this category.
Click on the image to open an explanation slide.
After reading the slide, do the activity again and try to get your verbs 100% correct!
Part 7 - "Adders 2"
This part is all about the group of verbs I like to call “Adders 2“.
This is group is similar to group above because we need to add something to the root.
However, the difference here is that only the “yo” part gets the change and the change is different than before.
In school, you might have heard your teacher call these “radical changing verbs”.
* Tip *
Only do this activity once for now.
Record your score because we will return to this after we’ve seen the explanation slide.
How to Do this Activity
1) In the activity:
– you are given an incomplete sentence
– you have to complete it by writing the verb in brackets
2) The answer is always in the “yo” (or “I”) part of the verb
Example Sentence
Example Question => “(Salir) de la clase“.
Example Answer => “Salgo de la clase”.
* TIP * – Use the same verb from the question in your answer!
* TIP * – CLICK HERE to download this slide
Teach Yourself
There is only one type of change to know in this category.
Click on the image to open an explanation slide.
After reading the slide, do the activity again and try to get your verbs 100% correct!
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