Past celebrations: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense
Learning outcomes
I can use the preterite and imperfect tenses to talk about celebrations in the past.
I can pronounce words with [l] and [ll] confidently.
- Year 9
Past celebrations: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense
Learning outcomes
I can use the preterite and imperfect tenses to talk about celebrations in the past.
I can pronounce words with [l] and [ll] confidently.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Revisiting vocabulary often helps to move the words from your short-term to your long-term memory.
- For something completed in the past, we use the preterite tense, e.g. 'serví '- 'I served', 'serviste' - 'you served'.
- To talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past, we use the imperfect tense.
- To mean 'I' remove the endings and add -ía. For 'you' add -ías and for 'she, he, it' add -ía.
Keywords
Preterite tense - tense used for events completed in the past
Imperfect tense - tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past
Common misconception
It does not matter whether I use the preterite or the imperfect as both refer to the past.
To talk about something completed in the past, we use the preterite tense. However, to talk about something that happened repeatedly in the past, with the meaning 'used to', we use the imperfect tense.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Mis padres están __________ de mi hermano'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the Cuban woman speaks to the Cuban man in the courtyard'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el baño es pequeño'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they live in a castle'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
