Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous
I can use the imperfect, preterite and past continuous tenses in the context of protests and social movements.
- Year 10
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Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous
I can use the imperfect, preterite and past continuous tenses in the context of protests and social movements.
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Key learning points
- 'iba', 'ibas' and 'iba' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect forms of 'ir'. These are irregular.
- The preterite tense is used to talk about something completed in the past.
- The imperfect tense is used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past.
- The past continuous is created by combining imperfect forms of 'estar' with the present participle.
- When 'cuando' indicates an interruption to a past continuous action, the preterite tense is generally used afterwards.
Keywords
Imperfect - verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly
Preterite - verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past
Past continuous - verb tense used to talk about what was happening
Cuando - word used to introduce relative clauses, meaning 'when'
Common misconception
The only translation of 'iba' is 'I used to go'.
'iba' can means 'I used to go' or 'she, he, it used to go'. As 'iba' has several meanings, it’s important to consider to context of the sentence to work out who it refers to.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Which statement best describes the imperfect tense?
Q3.What is 'you used to help' (singular, informal) in Spanish?
Q4.What is the preterite tense verb in this sentence? Estaba caminando por la calle cuando escuché un ruido detrás de mí.
Q5.What is the present participle of the verb 'hablar' (to talk, talking)?
Q6.Order the words to translate this sentence: I was eating when I decided to dance.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
