Este fin de semana: infinitives with 'sin', 'para', 'antes de', 'después de'
I can use infinitive clauses and a variety of persons of the verb ‘ir’ in order to talk about weekend plans.
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Este fin de semana: infinitives with 'sin', 'para', 'antes de', 'después de'
I can use infinitive clauses and a variety of persons of the verb ‘ir’ in order to talk about weekend plans.
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Key learning points
- When followed by a noun, 'para' translates as 'for' or 'to'; when followed by an infinitive, it means '(in order) to'.
- Sin (without) can also be followed by nouns or an infinitive, with the meaning 'without -ing'.
- 'Antes de + infinitive' means 'before + -ing' and 'después de + infinitive' means 'after + -ing'.
- Infinitive clauses help you create longer sentences and extend your writing.
- Using a variety of subjects is an easy way to give more detail and develop your sentences.
Keywords
Para - preposition meaning 'to', 'for' + noun or 'in order to' + infinitive
Sin - preposition meaning 'without' + noun and 'without + -ing' when followed by an infinitive
Antes de - adverb (+ infinitive) meaning 'before (+ -ing)'
Después de - adverb (+ infinitive) meaning 'after (+ -ing)'
Infinitive clause - phrase with an infinitive verb that adds information about the main clause
Common misconception
Adverbs 'antes de' and 'después de' and the preposition 'sin' are always followed by a gerund (-ing) in Spanish, the same as in English.
Adverbs 'antes de' and 'después de' and the preposition 'sin' are always followed by an infinitive in Spanish, unlinke English that uses a gerund (-ing).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
Q2.Select all the propositions.
Q3.How do you say 'for the club?
Q4.Put the forms of 'ir' in the following order: I go, you go, she goes, we go, you all go, they go.
Q5.Select the appropriate words to complete the sentence: Remember we can use ___ to talk about routines and to talk about the ___ when we use ir + ___ + ___ .
Q6.Translate: 'We're going to watch a comedy'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the appropriate English translation.
