Simon Bolívar y Manuela Sáenz: preterite irregular stems, relative clauses
I can understand irregular verbs in the preterite tense and relative pronouns in the context of historical figures.
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Simon Bolívar y Manuela Sáenz: preterite irregular stems, relative clauses
I can understand irregular verbs in the preterite tense and relative pronouns in the context of historical figures.
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Key learning points
- 'Decir', 'estar', 'venir', 'poner', 'querer', 'saber', 'traer' and 'poder' have irregular stems in the preterite.
- Relative pronouns are words that introduce a relative clause, giving more information about a noun.
- The relative pronoun 'que' means 'who, that, which', 'donde' means 'where' and 'cuando' means 'when'.
- Unlike question words, relative pronouns in Spanish do not have a written accent.
Keywords
Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause
Relative pronoun - pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Que - relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'that' or 'which'
Cuando - relative pronoun meaning 'when'
Donde - relative pronoun meaning 'where'
Common misconception
The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' have an accent.
These relative pronouns do not have an accent, unlike the question words 'qué' ('who'), 'dónde' ('where') and 'cuándo' ('when').
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'after, afterwards'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the trainers are not fashionable'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'she bought a tie'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they lived in an apartment'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verbs have irregular stems in the preterite?
Q2.Choose the correct missing words.
Q3.Choose the correct missing words.
