verb 'to be, being' used for location, states and moods

describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'

verb form that forms the present continuous, together with the auxiliary verb 'estar'

verb 'to be, being' used for general traits

A1 - 1 Estoy mirando en las tiendas.

A1 - 2 ¿Estás viendo los desfiles en la televisión?

A1 - 3 Estoy probando muchos platos típicos.

A1 - 4 Se está despertando muy temprano.

A1 - 5 Está vendiendo calaveritas por las calles. 

A1 - 6 Me estoy acostando muy tarde.

B1 - 1 La gente está contenta.

B1 - 2 Esta calle es bastante larga.

B1 - 3 Los toros son muy grandes.

B1 - 4 Mis amigos están en el ayuntamiento.

B1 - 5 Nosotros estamos muy emocionados.

B1 - 6 La plaza está un poco lejos.

B1 - 7 No puedo ver. Ese hombre es muy alto.

¡Qué emocionante! 'Ser' and 'estar' present

Spanish

La Tomatina: singular present -ar, affirmative imperative (-a)

Los Sanfermines: affirmative imperative (-e), possessive adjectives

El día de Muertos: 'estar' + present participle, adverbs of position

Las peñas (los clubs) de los pueblos: 'estar' + present participle

Actividades de amigos: singular -ar present tense

This unit introduces the affirmative imperative of second person singular -ar, -er and -ir verbs. Pupils revisit 'ser' and 'estar', the present tense with simple and continuous functions, and the present continuous. Pupils learn spelling changes for the present participle where stems end in a vowel.

Popular culture: la cultura popular y tradicional

Match the Spanish with the English translations. 

El Día de los Muertos is a holiday mostly celebrated in ...

To form the present continuous, we use the verb {{}} and the present participle. 

In Spanish, there are two ways to say 'to be': {{}} and estar.

Match the verb with its correct translation.

Translate the question: Where is the restaurant?

(to) get accustomed, get used | getting accustomed, getting used 

Match the Spanish with the English translation.

There are two verbs for  'to be, being' in Spanish, ser and ...

Match the verb endings with the person they refer to.

Which one of the following means 'she, he it discovers'.

Which one of the following verbs have an e>ie stem change?

¡Qué emocionante! 'Ser' and 'estar' present

Lesson outcome