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Year 8

What is happening now: present continuous, 'este' and 'esta'

4 lessons

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  • Adjectives
  • Cultural spotlight
  • The present

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In this unit, pupils learn how to form the present continuous of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs to talk about what is happening now. Demonstratives 'esta' and 'estas' and modal verb 'querer' are revisited. In phonics, pupils revisit ante-penultimate syllable stress.

In this unit, pupils use their knowledge of 'estar' in the present tense, and combine it with a present participle to form the present continuous. Demonstratives 'esta' and 'estas' with a noun are contrasted with 'estás' and 'está' with a gerund to preempt a common misconception. Pupils strengthen their knowledge of 'querer' as a modal verb in the first and third person plural. In phonics, pupils revisit ante-penultimate syllable stress.

  1. Exercise and fitness: present continuous with -ar verbs
  2. Exercise and fitness: 'este' and 'esta'
  3. Films and cinema: present continuous with -er and -ir verbs
  4. Films and cinema: modal verbs

  • Pupils know singular and plural forms of 'estar' in the present tense.
  • Pupils know a variety of question words.
  • Pupils know a variety of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the present tense.
  • Pupils know demonstrative adjectives 'este', 'esta', 'estos' and 'estas'.
  • Pupils know plural forms of 'querer' 'queremos' and 'quieren'.
  • Pupils know that modal verbs such as 'deber' are followed by an infinitive.

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