Year 9
Year 9
Talking about how and where you are and were
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will contrast the singular forms of 'estar' and 'ser' in the present and imperfect forms to describe how and where you are and were.
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11 Questions
Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
future tense
preterite tense
Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............
future tense
past participle
Q3.
Estamos means "we are" but están means
I am
you are (singular)
Q4.
We are translating this scene into Russian =
Están traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Estoy traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Q5.
The actors are arguing in French =
Los actores estamos discutiendo en francés.
Los actores están discutiendo en ruso.
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.
demasiado
few
very
Q8.
bastante
barely
even
Q9.
mucho
few
very
Q10.
muy
enough
much
Q11.
poco
much
quite
11 Questions
Q1.
"Ahora" and "antes" mean...
masculine/feminine
singular/plural
Q2.
To say where s/he was in Spanish, use
era
está
Q3.
Use the imperfect of SER/ESTAR to mean was or ...
is going to be
what things might be like
Q4.
Estabas en la ciudad means
He/she/it was in the town
I was in the town
Q5.
My teacher was there to teach a lesson is:
Mi profesor(a) está allí para enseñar una clase
Mi profesor(a) estaba aquí para hacer una clase
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.
ya no
I don't
unfortunately
Q8.
ya
if
nobody
Q9.
tampoco
also
never
Q10.
nadie
never
nothing
Q11.
por eso
despite
nevertheless