Past experiences of work: -ar verbs imperfect tense 2nd and 3rd person singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use imperfect tense verbs to talk about what I and others used to do in the past.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When a single 'r' appears within or at the end of a word, it is usually not rolled.
- If the word begins with a single 'r', it is rolled, just like 'rr'.
- To talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past, we use the imperfect tense.
- 'Dar' usually translates as 'to give' but it is also used to describe how something makes people feel.
Keywords
Imperfect tense - tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past
Common misconception
The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving' only.
'Dar' usually translates as 'to give' but it is also used to describe how something makes people feel. e.g. da rabia - it makes me angry.
Teacher tip
The teacher might choose to do task A1 as a writing activity and ask students to write their answers in their books to count them at the end.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Yo __________ un plano, entonces yo lo perdí.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q2.Which word means 'business'?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to answer, answering
to deliver, delivering
to sign, singing
to threaten, threatening
to attack, attacking
to understand, understanding
Q4.Order the words to say 'in Peru, there is gold that is buried'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'the important meeting is taking place in public'.
Q6.'Ella escapó del rey.' Translate this sentence into English.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'beginning, start'?
Q2.Which word is a preposition?
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
to achieve, achieving
to escape, escaping
to include, including
to kill, killing
to carry out, carrying out
to respect, respecting
Q4.Order the words to say 'I used to give language classes at a university'.
Q5.Order the words to say 'he used to send workers on business trips abroad'.
Q6.'The film used to make me laugh.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
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