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Past routines: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense

I can use modal and imperfect tense verbs to describe my own and other people's past routines.

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Year 9

Past routines: -er and -ir verbs imperfect tense

I can use modal and imperfect tense verbs to describe my own and other people's past routines.

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Key learning points

  1. The -y at the end of an English word often changes to -ía or -ia in Spanish. e.g. energy - energía.
  2. Words ending in -ía stress the final syllable and need an accent to show that, e.g. energía.
  3. Words ending in -ia stress the penultimate syllable and need no accent, e.g. ciencia.
  4. The verbs 'querer', 'poder' and 'deber' are modal verbs and are often followed by an infinitive.
  5. To talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past, we use the imperfect tense.

Keywords

  • Final syllable stress - pronouncing the last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

  • Penultimate syllable stress - pronouncing the second-to-last syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word

  • Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want

  • Imperfect tense - tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past

Common misconception

All words ending in -ia must have an accent.

Words ending in a vowel usually stress the penultimate syllable. Words ending in -ía have stress on the final syllable, so they need an accent e.g., energía. Words ending in -ia stress the penultimate syllable, so no accent is needed e.g. ciencia.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'doubt'?

carretera
población
colina
Correct answer: duda
derecho

Q2.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:asistir,to assist, assisting, to attend, attending

to assist, assisting, to attend, attending

Correct Answer:cumplir,to fulfill, fulfilling

to fulfill, fulfilling

Correct Answer:reconocer,to recognise, recognising

to recognise, recognising

Correct Answer:sentir,to feel, feeling

to feel, feeling

Correct Answer:estar,to be, being (temporary states)

to be, being (temporary states)

Correct Answer:aparecer,to appear, appearing

to appear, appearing

Q3.
Order the words to say 'the enormous chair was behind the table'.

1 - la
2 - silla
3 - enorme
4 - estaba
5 - detrás
6 - de la
7 - mesa

Q4.
Order the words to say 'the flat was close to a hill but far from a road'.

1 - el piso
2 - estaba
3 - cerca de
4 - una colina
5 - pero
6 - lejos de
7 - una carretera

Q5.
'Yo corría al parque.' Translate this sentence into English.

Correct Answer: I used to run to the park, I ran to the park

Q6.
'I wanted to play every day.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

Correct Answer: Quería jugar todos los días, Yo quería jugar todos los días, Quería jugar cada día, Yo quería jugar cada día

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'hope'?

patio
extranjero
sala
Correct answer: esperanza
vecina

Q2.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:asustado,scared

scared

Correct Answer:satisfecho,satisfied

satisfied

Correct Answer:orgulloso,proud

proud

Correct Answer:vivo,alive

alive

Correct Answer:actual,current

current

Correct Answer:feliz,happy

happy

Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:consistir,to consist, consisting

to consist, consisting

Correct Answer:existir,to exist, existing

to exist, existing

Correct Answer:occurir,to occur, occurring

to occur, occurring

Correct Answer:recorrer,to travel around, travelling around

to travel around, travelling around

Correct Answer:reunir,to gather together, gathering together

to gather together, gathering together

Correct Answer:servir,to serve, serving

to serve, serving

Q4.
Order the words to say 'my grandfather used to tell me very exciting stories'.

1 - mi
2 - abuelo
3 - me
4 - contaba
5 - historias
6 - muy
7 - emocionantes

Q5.
Order the words to say 'my neighbour often used to bring me food'.

1 - mi
2 - vecina
3 - a
4 - menudo
5 - me
6 - traía
7 - comida

Q6.
'My grandmother used to make sandwiches.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

Correct Answer: Mi abuela hacía bocadillos

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