Entre amigos: present and imperfect continuous, extended writing (AQA)
I can complete exam-style writing tasks on the topics of friends, family and festivals.
- Year 11
- AQA
Entre amigos: present and imperfect continuous, extended writing (AQA)
I can complete exam-style writing tasks on the topics of friends, family and festivals.
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Key learning points
- To form the present continuous, use the present tense of 'estar' followed by the present participle.
- To form the imperfect continuous, use the imperfect tense of 'estar' followed by the present participle.
- To form the present participle of -ar and -er/ir verbs, remove the infinitive ending and add -ando or -iendo.
- Some verbs have spelling changes in the present participle e.g. 'construyendo', 'leyendo', 'pidiendo'.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Keywords
Present continuous - verb tense used to describe actions happening right now, e.g. 'I am doing'
Imperfect continuous - verb tense used to describe ongoing actions in the past, e.g. 'I was doing'
BORDER - acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common misconception
The present participle of 'leer' is 'leiendo'.
As the stem of 'leer' ends in a vowel, it has a spelling change in the present participle, forming 'leyendo'. This is the same with other verbs with a stem ending in a vowel e.g. 'constuyendo' from the verb 'construir'.
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6 Questions
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Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is a preposition?
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
