Year 9
Talking about what you are doing now and were doing then (Part 2/2)
Year 9
Talking about what you are doing now and were doing then (Part 2/2)
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will contrast the use of the imperfect continuous to say what we were doing, with the imperfect + 'por' + infinitive to say what we were about to do. The lesson contains a reference to social media which is only suitable for persons aged 13+.
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11 Questions
Q1.To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
future tense
preterite tense
Q2.'Ahora mismo' means
'Ahora mismo' means
next time
on that day
Q3.Use the imperfect continuous tense to say....
Use the imperfect continuous tense to say....
what we should do now
what you are going to do
Q4.Estabas bailando means
Estabas bailando means
I was dancing
You are dancing
Q5.S/he was doing an exchange in Spanish is
S/he was doing an exchange in Spanish is
Está haciendo un intercambio
Estabas haciendo un intercambio
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.
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.así que
así que
earlier
very
Q8.como
como
even
if
Q9.cuando
cuando
which
who
Q10.incluso
incluso
enough
excluding
Q11.mientras
mientras
however
therefore
11 Questions
Q1.Use the imperfect continuous tense to say....
Use the imperfect continuous tense to say....
what we should do now
what you are going to do
Q2.Use the imperfect of........+ a present continuous
Use the imperfect of........+ a present continuous
ser
tener
Q3.To say ‘was just about to do something’ use the
To say ‘was just about to do something’ use the
imperfect of estar plus the past tense
imperfect of estar plus the present tense
Q4.Estabas bailando means
Estabas bailando means
I was dancing
You are dancing
Q5.You were about to go out
You were about to go out
Estaba por salir
Estabas saliendo
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.
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.como
como
even
if
Q8.así que
así que
earlier
very
Q9.mientras
mientras
however
therefore
Q10.cuando
cuando
which
who
Q11.incluso
incluso
enough
excluding