form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense, as it appears in the dictionary

present tense verb form; in English this ends in -ing

two-verb structure that means 'to have just' + past participle

two-verb structure that means 'to still be' + present participle

B2 - 1 ¡Acabo de ver unos disfraces increíbles!

B2 - 2 Acabo de cenar.

B2 - 3 Acabo de probar un plato dulce.

B2 - 4 Acabo de grabar los desfiles.

B2 - 5 Los habitantes acaban de quemar algo.

B2 - 6 Los turistas acaban de ir a un espectáculo.

Las Hogueras de San Juan: acabar de + infinitive, seguir + present participle

Spanish

This unit introduces idiomatic phrases 'acabar de' with the infinitive, 'seguir' with a present participle, and 'continuar' with a present participle. Pupils revisit third person singular and plural regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives and question words.

Travel and tourism: fiestas y costumbres

'Las Hogueras de San Juan is a famous festival in the Spanish city of _____. It celebrates the _____ of summer. One of its key features is the burning of _____'. Choose the correct missing words.

Order the words to say: 'he has just eaten but she is still eating'.

Write in Spanish: 'they have just returned'.

Write in Spanish: 'we are still recording'.

Which is a stem-changing verb in the present tense?

Order the words to say: 'I am drinking a rich, sweet drink'.

Write in Spanish: 'I eat tapas in a café'.

Write in Spanish: 'the tourists (m) are having dinner'.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Las Hogueras de San Juan: acabar de + infinitive, seguir + present participle

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.