4.6.3

Plural Nouns

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Plural Nouns

When you have more than one thing or person, it is called plural.

Adding an 's'

Adding an 's'

  • In English, we usually make plurals by adding an 's' to the end of the word.
    • pencil → pencils
  • In Spanish, we also usually make plurals by adding an '-s'.
  • You can do this when the word ends in a vowel ('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'),
    • perro (dog) → perros (dogs)
Adding an 'es'

Adding an 'es'

  • If a noun ends in a consonant, you make it plural by adding ‘-es’.
    • un papel - a (piece of) paper
    • unos papeles - some papers
Examples

Examples

  • goma - rubber
  • gomas - rubbers
  • bolígrafo - pen
  • bolígrafos - pens
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4.1

Verbs

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Important Irregular Verbs

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Regular Verbs in the Present Tense

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Negatives

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4.6

Nouns

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Adjectives

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Prepositions

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Questions

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Conjunctions

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Adverbials

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Saying 'Some' and 'The' (Plural)

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