Travel: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite, subject pronouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the preterite and subject pronouns to compare different people's past travel experiences.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To mean 'I' in the preterite with -er/-ir verbs, we remove -er/-ir and add -í, -iste for 'you' and -ió for 'she, he,it'.
- Spanish subject pronouns add emphasis or clarity when comparing different people.
- Spanish singular subject pronouns are: 'yo' ('I'), 'tú' ('you'), 'él' ('he') and 'ella' ('she').
- Adjectives usually come after the noun; however, certain prenominal adjectives come before the noun.
- Prenominal adjectives 'primero' and 'tercero' drop the -o before a masculine singular noun.
Keywords
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Prenominal adjective - an adjective that appears before the noun it describes
Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g. 'I', 'we', 'they'
Common misconception
Adjectives always come after the noun in Spanish.
In Spanish, adjectives generally come after the noun; however, certain prenominal adjectives come before the noun, e.g. 'último', 'mismo', 'propio', 'primero', 'segundo', 'tercero'.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is not an adjective?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'she says that the book is better than the film'.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'I have enough money, but I need more time'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I won a prize'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Order the words to say: 'she suffered an accident and he offered help'.
Q3.'Voy a tomar el tren.' Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I have my own house'.
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