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Hemos venido de Puerto Rico: perfect tense -er/ir regular -ido
I can use the perfect tense to discuss the experiences of 'los Nuyoricans'.
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Hemos venido de Puerto Rico: perfect tense -er/ir regular -ido
I can use the perfect tense to discuss the experiences of 'los Nuyoricans'.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Using knowledge of vocabulary and grammar is a useful strategy for completing gap-fill tasks.
- The perfect tense is used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have gone'.
- To form the perfect tense, use 'he', 'has', 'ha', 'hemos', 'habéis' or 'han' (from 'haber') + past participle.
- To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
- To form the past participle of regular -er and -ir verbs, remove the -er/-ir and add -ido.
Keywords
Perfect tense - used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have gone'
Past participle - form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'gone'
Common misconception
To form the past participle of any verb in Spanish, remove the infinitive ending and add -ado.
To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado. However, to form the past participle of regular -er and -ir verbs, remove the -er/-ir and add -ido.
Task A1b contains Higher Tier vocabulary. You could consider providing the infinitive verbs required for Task C2 if more scaffolding is required.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Which word is an adjective?
Which word is an adjective?
cabello
escenario
soldado
marido
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The boy looks like the girl'.
Order the words to say: 'The boy looks like the girl'.
Q5.Write in English: 'Producen mucho humo'.
Write in English: 'Producen mucho humo'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'The family opens a restaurant'.
Write in Spanish: 'The family opens a restaurant'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Which verb is a past participle?
Which verb is a past participle?
hablar
hablando
hablaré
hablé
Q3.To form the past participle of regular -er/ir verbs, remove the -er/ir and add ...
To form the past participle of regular -er/ir verbs, remove the -er/ir and add ...
Q4.Order the words to form a perfect tense sentence.
Order the words to form a perfect tense sentence.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'I have played'.
Write in Spanish: 'I have played'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'You (all) have decided'.
Write in Spanish: 'You (all) have decided'.
