Where people go and went: simple present and preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use present and past tense verbs to talk about where people go and went.
I can identify when to use or remove an accent based on penultimate or antepenultimate syllable stress.
- Year 9
Where people go and went: simple present and preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use present and past tense verbs to talk about where people go and went.
I can identify when to use or remove an accent based on penultimate or antepenultimate syllable stress.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Many English adverbs ending in -ly become -mente in Spanish, e.g. 'especial' - 'especialmente'.
- If an adjective has -o/-a forms, use the -a form + -mente to make the adverb, e.g. 'lento' - 'lenta' - 'lentamente'.
- Words ending in -n or -s generally stress the penultimate syllable and do not need an accent, e.g. 'examen'.
- Adding the plural ending -es shifts stress to the antepenultimate syllable, so an accent is needed, e.g. 'exámenes'.
- 'Voy', 'vas', 'va' are the simple present forms of the verb 'ir', and 'fui', 'fuiste', 'fue' are the preterite forms.
Keywords
Penultimate syllable stress - pronouncing the second-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Antepenultimate stress - pronouncing the third-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Common misconception
All Spanish adverbs are made by simply adding -mente to any adjective form.
When an adjective has masculine -o and feminine -a forms, you must use the -a form before adding -mente, e.g. 'rápido' - 'rápida' - 'rápidamente'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is not a compass direction?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the girlfriend does not talk to her boyfriend'.
Q5.Write in English: 'me gusta ir a Italia'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'sometimes he goes to France'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'necessarily'?
Q2.Which words need an accent?
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
