Key learning points

1. Peru is on the west coast of South America; it has a rich history of indigenous cultures and Spanish colonisation.
2. Atahualpa was the last Inca king. Francisco Pizarro was the Spanish conquistador who invaded Peru in search of gold.
3. Spanish uses the preterite tense for completed actions. Preterite verb endings change depending on the subject.
4. To express 'she, he, it' in the preterite, remove -ar and add -ó. This is the 3rd person singular form.
5. To express 'they' (m,f) in the preterite tense, remove -ar and add -aron. This is the 3rd person plural.

Keywords

• Preterite - tense used for events completed in the past

• 3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it'

• 3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'they'

Common misconception