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Past holidays: singular -ar verbs in the preterite, intonation questions

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I can use the preterite tense to describe and ask about past holidays.

I understand syllable structure in Spanish.

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Year 9

Past holidays: singular -ar verbs in the preterite, intonation questions

Learning outcomes

I can use the preterite tense to describe and ask about past holidays.

I understand syllable structure in Spanish.

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Key learning points

  1. In Spanish, syllables often contain consonant-vowel pairs, or a vowel with a consonant either side.
  2. The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
  3. To conjugate singular forms of the preterite tense for regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -é, -aste, -ó.
  4. Raise your voice at the end of a statement to form an intonation question.

Keywords

  • Syllable - single unit of pronunciation, part of a word you can say in one beat

  • Preterite - verb tense used for completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'

  • Intonation question - question that is formed by raising the tone of voice at the end of a statement

Common misconception

When asking questions like 'Did you travel by plane?' in Spanish, I need to start by translating the word 'did'.

To ask a 'did'-style question in Spanish, you can form an intonation question by simply raising your voice at the end of a past-tense sentence. It is not necessary to translate the word 'did'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which question means 'really?'?
¿cómo es?
Correct answer: ¿de verdad?
¿de acuerdo?
¿por qué?
¿qué tal?
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:aprovechar,to make the most of, take advantage of

to make the most of, take advantage of

Correct Answer:bailar,to dance, dancing

to dance, dancing

Correct Answer:caminar,to walk, walking

to walk, walking

Correct Answer:celebrar,to celebrate, celebrating

to celebrate, celebrating

Correct Answer:descansar,to rest, resting

to rest, resting

Correct Answer:llegar,to arrive, arriving

to arrive, arriving

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:cámara (f),camera

camera

Correct Answer:canción (f),song

song

Correct Answer:fiesta (f),party

party

Correct Answer:lugar (m),place

place

Correct Answer:mar (m),sea

sea

Correct Answer:museo (m),museum

museum

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'a long journey and a pretty view'.
1 - un
2 - viaje
3 - largo
4 - y
5 - una
6 - vista
7 - preciosa
Q5.
Write in English: 'visito un país interesante'.
Correct Answer: I visit an interesting country
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'tengo un bicicleta nueva'.
Correct Answer: I have a new bike, I have a new bicycle

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the number of syllables.
Correct Answer:1,

Correct Answer:2,pasar

pasar

Correct Answer:3,verano

verano

Correct Answer:4,agosto

agosto

Correct Answer:5,vacaciones

vacaciones

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:canto,I sing

I sing

Correct Answer:cantó,she, he, it sang

she, he, it sang

Correct Answer:canté,I sang

I sang

Correct Answer:canta,she, he, it sings

she, he, it sings

Correct Answer:cantas,you sing

you sing

Correct Answer:cantaste,you sang

you sang

Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'I prepared the food'.
Correct Answer: preparé la comida, yo preparé la comida
Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'Did you travel to the coast?'.
Correct Answer: viajaste a la costa, tú viajaste a la costa

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