verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly

1st and 3rd person singular of the irregular verb 'ser' in the imperfect tense

1st and 3rd person singular of the irregular verb 'ir' in the imperfect tense

1st and 3rd person singular of the irregular verb 'ver' in the imperfect tense

used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself', 'yourself', 'herself' and 'himself'.

A1 - Víctor Jara era un cantautor chileno que animaba con su música ...

Conflictos: imperfect 'ir', 'ver', 'ser', reflexive pronouns 'me', 'te' and 'se'

Spanish

¿Qué estaba pasando? Imperfect continuous, preterite interruptions

Conflictos: develop reading

This unit focuses on revisiting the imperfect tense. Pupils revisit imperfect forms of 'ir', 'ver', 'ser', -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. They use imperfect forms of 'estar' with a present participle for events in progress in the past, and use the preterite for interruptions.

Communication and the world around us: conflictos

Write in Spanish: 'she used to sing and he used to write'.

Write in Spanish: 'you used to want to complain'.

Order the numbers from smallest to largest.

Order the words to say: 'the hotel is old but I like staying here'.

Write in English: 'el teléfono estaba ocupado'.

Conflictos: imperfect 'ir', 'ver', 'ser', reflexive pronouns 'me', 'te' and 'se'

Lesson outcome