Entrevista con Arturo Pérez Reverte: use imperfect and preterite together
I can use knowledge of the imperfect and preterite to respond to reading comprehension questions in the context of the work of Arturo Pérez Reverte.
- Year 10
- AQA
Entrevista con Arturo Pérez Reverte: use imperfect and preterite together
I can use knowledge of the imperfect and preterite to respond to reading comprehension questions in the context of the work of Arturo Pérez Reverte.
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Key learning points
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural imperfect endings of regular -er and -ir verbs are -íamos, -íais and -ían.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural imperfect forms of ‘ver’ are ‘veíamos’, ‘veíais’ and ‘veían’.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect endings of regular -ar verbs are -aba, -abas and -aba.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect endings of regular -er and -ir verbs are -ía, -ías, and -ía.
- Regular preterite tense endings are: -é, -aste, -ó for -ar verbs; and -í, -iste, -ió for -er and -ir verbs.
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
Common misconception
When answering reading comprehension questions, you should translate as much of the text as possible in the hope of including the correct answer.
You should make sure that your answers to reading comprehension questions are specific by locating relevant vocabulary in the text before responding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.What is 'you used to eat' in Spanish?
Q4.If 'querer' means 'to want, wanting', what is 'I used to want' in Spanish?
Q5.Which infinitives are modal verbs?
Q6.Which verbs are in the preterite tense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match up the verbs.
