Una nueva vida: 2nd person singular and plural preterite
I can understand and use 2nd person preterite -ar verbs in the context of Mexican emigration.
- Year 10
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Una nueva vida: 2nd person singular and plural preterite
I can understand and use 2nd person preterite -ar verbs in the context of Mexican emigration.
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Key learning points
- The Spanish 2nd person subject pronouns are 'tú', 'vosotros' and 'vosotras'.
- The Spanish 2nd person possessive adjectives are 'tu(s)', 'vuestro(s)' and 'vuestra(s)'.
- Regular -ar verbs in the 2nd person singular of the preterite tense end in -aste.
- Regular -ar verbs in the 2nd person plural of the preterite tense end in -asteis.
Keywords
2nd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' singular
2nd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' plural
Subject pronoun - refers to the subject of a verb e.g. I, they
Possessive adjective - identifies ownership or possession of a noun e.g. my, their
Preterite - tense used to express completed events in the past
Common misconception
Their is only one way to say 'your' in Spanish.
There are six ways to say 'your' in Spanish depending on the gender and number of the following noun, and whether the owner is singular or plural: tu, tus, vuestro, vuestra, vuestros and vuestras
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.How do you say 'you' in Spanish?
Q4.The preterite tense is used to communicate completed events in the ...
Q5.Which verb is in the 2nd person singular form of the preterite tense?
Q6.Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'hablar' in the preterite tense: ' con tu hermanastro' (you -singular - spoke with your step-brother).
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
