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The past of a Spanish-speaking city: 'era', 'eras'

I can use the verb ‘ser’ in both the present and imperfect tenses to understand a text about a Spanish-speaking city.

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The past of a Spanish-speaking city: 'era', 'eras'

I can use the verb ‘ser’ in both the present and imperfect tenses to understand a text about a Spanish-speaking city.

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Key learning points

  1. The verb 'ser' is used to talk about traits.
  2. Its simple present forms are: 'soy', 'eres', 'es' and its imperfect tense forms are: 'era', 'eras', 'era'.
  3. Most Spanish adjectives go after the noun. We use them to describe objective qualities (e.g. traits, origin, colours).
  4. Prenominal adjectives go before the noun and are used to express subjective opinions or for emphasis.
  5. Some adjectives can come before or after the noun, but their meaning changes

Keywords

  • Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'

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

  • Prenominal adjectives - adjectives that usually appear before the noun they describe to express subjective opinions or for emphasis

Common misconception

In Spanish, all adjectives go after the noun.

Most Spanish adjectives go after the noun; they describe objective qualities (traits, origin, colours,...). However, some adjectives go before the noun; these prenominal adjectives often express subjective opinions or give emphasis.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which noun is not linked to the environment?

Correct answer: boda (f)
bosque (m)
medio ambiente (m)
planeta (m)
recursos (mpl)

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:charlar,to chat, chatting

to chat, chatting

Correct Answer:producir,to produce, producing

to produce, producing

Correct Answer:prohibir,to prohibit, prohibiting

to prohibit, prohibiting

Correct Answer:proteger,to protect, protecting

to protect, protecting

Correct Answer:resolver,to solve, solving

to solve, solving

Correct Answer:sobrevivir,to survive, surviving

to survive, surviving

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:plástico (m),plastic

plastic

Correct Answer:sabor (m),taste

taste

Correct Answer:vidrio (m),glass

glass

Correct Answer:golpe (m),hit, bang

hit, bang

Correct Answer:llegada (f),arrival

arrival

Correct Answer:situación (f),situation

situation

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'at the moment I am not paying attention'.

1 - en
2 - este
3 - momento
4 - no
5 - presto
6 - atención

Q5.
Write in English: 'hay un olor terrible'.

Correct Answer: there is a terrible smell, there's a terrible smell

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'they announce the show'.

Correct Answer: anuncian el espectáculo, ellos anuncian el espectáculo, ellas anuncian el espectáculo

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4 Questions

Q1.
'Siempre gano el __________ premio'. Choose the correct adjective.

Correct answer: primer
primero
primera
primeros
primeras

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:ser,to be, being

to be, being

Correct Answer:soy,I am

I am

Correct Answer:eres,you are

you are

Correct Answer:es,she, he, it is

she, he, it is

Correct Answer:era,I, she, he, it was; used to be

I, she, he, it was; used to be

Correct Answer:eras,you were, used to be

you were, used to be

Q3.
Choose the meaning of the adjective in each sentence.

Correct Answer:unique,Eres una persona única.

Eres una persona única.

Correct Answer:only,Soy la única persona aquí.

Soy la única persona aquí.

Correct Answer:big,Tengo un perro grande.

Tengo un perro grande.

Correct Answer:great,Eres un gran amigo.

Eres un gran amigo.

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'she used to be silly'.

Correct Answer: era tonta, ella era tonta

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