Past holidays: singular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use -er and -ir verbs in the preterite to talk and ask about past holidays.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
- To conjugate singular forms of the preterite tense for regular -er/-ir verbs, remove -er/-ir and add -í, -iste, -ió.
- Common interrogatives in Spanish are: '¿dónde?', '¿cuándo?', '¿cuánto?', '¿quién?', '¿qué?', '¿por qué?', '¿cómo?'.
Keywords
Preterite - verb tense used for completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'
Interrogative - word used to ask a question
Common misconception
To say what I did in the past, remove the infinitive ending and add -é.
To say what I did in the past for a regular -ar verb, remove the infinitive ending and add -é. To say what I did in the past for a regular -er or -ir verb, remove the infinitive ending and add -í.
Teacher tip
You could add more images of San Sebastián, such as the 'Isla de Santa Clara' referenced on slide 8, to enhance the cultural content of the lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'therefore'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to take, catch
to share, sharing
to discover, discovering
to lose, losing
to allow, allowing
to pick up, collect
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
atmosphere
entrance, admission ticket
people
island
side
nature
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the concert takes place on the beach'.
Q5.Write in English: 'un barco hermoso'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'a small street'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verb is in the 'I' form?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
when?
how much, many?
who?
what?
why?
how?
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'Where do you live?'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'she went out and you ran'. Do not include pronouns.
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