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Past holidays: singular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives
I can use -er and -ir verbs in the preterite to talk and ask about past holidays.
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Past holidays: singular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives
I can use -er and -ir verbs in the preterite to talk and ask about past holidays.
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Key learning points
- The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
- To conjugate singular forms of the preterite tense for regular -er/-ir verbs, remove -er/-ir and add -í, -iste, -ió.
- Common interrogatives in Spanish are: '¿dónde?', '¿cuándo?', '¿cuánto?', '¿quién?', '¿qué?', '¿por qué?', '¿cómo?'.
Keywords
Preterite - verb tense used for completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'
Interrogative - word used to ask a question
Common misconception
To say what I did in the past, remove the infinitive ending and add -é.
To say what I did in the past for a regular -ar verb, remove the infinitive ending and add -é. To say what I did in the past for a regular -er or -ir verb, remove the infinitive ending and add -í.
You could add more images of San Sebastián, such as the 'Isla de Santa Clara' referenced on slide 8, to enhance the cultural content of the lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'therefore'?
Which word means 'therefore'?
allí
aquí
que
sí
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the concert takes place on the beach'.
Order the words to say: 'the concert takes place on the beach'.
Q5.Write in English: 'un barco hermoso'.
Write in English: 'un barco hermoso'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'a small street'.
Write in Spanish: 'a small street'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verb is in the 'I' form?
Which verb is in the 'I' form?
habló
hablaste
decidió
decidiste
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'Where do you live?'.
Write in Spanish: 'Where do you live?'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'she went out and you ran'. Do not include pronouns.
Write in Spanish: 'she went out and you ran'. Do not include pronouns.
