Objetivos
Use verbs in the present tense that end in –ar to describe everyday activities
(Note: The activities on this page are designed to promote active communication in Spanish. In an online course, your instructor may ask you to complete the activities using a separate tool, such as video/voice recording or web-conferencing software. Even if the activities are not assigned as coursework, they can be used for individual practice and review.)
A. Frases
Instrucciones: Given the following subject, verb, and noun, create a sentence.
Ejemplo: ella/ comprar/ un cuaderno
Ella compra un cuaderno.
- Alicia/ estudiar/ biología en el colegio
- Mi mamá/ cocinar/ huevos
- Nosotros/ necesitar/ ir a la biblioteca
- Ellos/ escuchar/ música
- Tú/ caminar/ a la cafetería
- La profesora/ enseñar/ la clase
- Ana/ usar/ la computadora
- Yo/ buscar/ un libro de matemáticas
- Juan y Marta/ esquiar/ en la montaña
- ¿Tú/ trabajar/ en la cafetería?
B. Preguntas
Respond to the following questions in complete sentences using the AR verbs that you have learned.
Example: ¿Qué haces a las nueve de la mañana (at 9 am)? (¿Qué haces? = What do you do?)
–Yo camino a clase.
- ¿Qué haces en el auditorio?
- ¿Qué haces en la biblioteca?
- ¿Qué hacen tú y tus amigos en los fines de semana?
- ¿Qué hacemos en la librería?
- ¿Qué haces en el laboratorio?
- ¿Qué haces con la computadora?
- ¿Qué hacen ellos en la cocina?
- ¿Qué hace después de la clase de español?
C. Guardias de Seguridad
You and your partner are security guards. Unfortunately, your monitors are not working very well. You’ll have to work together to get a complete view of the situations on campus. For each location, start with camera 1. If your camera 1 is working, describe to your partner what you see. How many of the objects can you name? What is happening in this location? How many -ar verbs can you use? If your camera 1 isn’t working, your partner will describe the scene. You’ll then do the same with camera 2, which gives another view of the same location.
Active -ar verbs:
ayudar |
New -ar verbs:
tocar guitarra (eléctrica) Extra words: la cabra (goat) |
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