pronouncing the last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

pronouncing the second-to-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want

tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past

C2 Cuando tenía trece años y estaba de vacaciones, quería salir con mis ...

Past routines: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense

Spanish

Past experiences of work: -ar verbs imperfect tense 1st person singular

Past experiences of work: -ar verbs imperfect tense 2nd and 3rd person singular

Past celebrations: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense

The past of a Spanish-speaking city: 'era', 'eras'

Extended reading (Don Quijote): 'había' and 'tenía'

Extended reading (Don Quijote): imperfect continuous

In this unit, pupils learn how to form the imperfect tense for past habitual events with -ar, -er, -ir verbs. Irregular imperfect forms for 'ser' 'era' and 'eras' are also taught. Pupils reinforce their knowledge of the imperfect tense by exploring the text 'El Quijote'.

Past routines and past events: imperfect tense

Order the words to say 'my grandfather used to tell me very exciting stories'.

Order the words to say 'my neighbour often used to bring me food'.

'My grandmother used to make sandwiches.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

to assist, assisting, to attend, attending

Order the words to say 'the enormous chair was behind the table'.

Order the words to say 'the flat was close to a hill but far from a road'.

'Yo corría al parque.' Translate this sentence into English.

'I wanted to play every day.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

Past routines: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense

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