Lesson 5 of 14
  • Year 9

Talking about activities right now (Part 1/2)

Lesson 5 of 14
  • Year 9

Talking about activities right now (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will focus on the use of -er/-ir verbs in the present continuous tense, using singular persons. The context is film.

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11 Questions

Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:

future tense
Correct answer: present continuous tense
preterite tense

Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............

future tense
past participle
Correct answer: present participle

Q3.
"esta" means "this" but "está" means

Correct answer: he/she is
I am
we are

Q4.
"estas" means "these" but "estás" means.....

he/she is
I am
Correct answer: you are

Q5.
You are dancing very well in these boots =

Está bailando muy bien en estas botas.
Correct answer: Estás bailando muy bien en estas botas.
Estoy bailando muy bien en estas botas.

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
ni

no
nobody
Correct answer: nor, not even

Q8.
ahora

here
Correct answer: now
then

Q9.
nada

nobody
Correct answer: nothing
nowhere

Q10.
antes

Correct answer: before
between
later

Q11.
porque

Correct answer: because
where
why

11 Questions

Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:

future tense
Correct answer: present continuous tense
preterite tense

Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............

future tense
past participle
Correct answer: present participle

Q3.
To make the present participle for ER/IR verbs, remove ER/IR and add.....

ando
ER/IE
Correct answer: iendo

Q4.
We are writing a film

Está escribiendo una película.
Correct answer: Estamos escribiendo una película.
Estoy escribiendo una película.

Q5.
We want to direct a film

Correct answer: Queremos dirigir una película
Quieren dirigir una película
Quiero dirigir una película

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
mucho

Correct answer: a lot
few
very

Q8.
bastante

barely
even
Correct answer: quite, enough

Q9.
demasiado

few
Correct answer: too much
very

Q10.
muy

enough
much
Correct answer: very

Q11.
poco

Correct answer: few, little
much
quite