Films and cinema: present continuous with -er and -ir verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the present continuous to describe what we are doing now or 'querer' + infinitive to say what we want to do.
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Key learning points
- To say what is happening right now, Spanish uses the present continuous, which is 'estar' + present participle.
- For -er and -ir verbs the present participle is formed by removing -er/-ir from the verb infinitive and adding -iendo.
- The verb 'querer' is a modal verb and means 'to want' or 'to love'. To say 'we want', we use 'queremos'.
- 'Querer' is commonly used before an infinitive to mean 'to want to', e.g. 'queremos conducir' - 'we want to drive.
- In the present continuous, 'estar' cannot be followed by an infinitive. It is always followed by a present participle.
Keywords
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'
Querer - Spanish modal verb meaning 'to want' or 'to love'
Present continuous - describes events happening right now, e.g. 'I am doing'
Estar - Spanish verb meaning 'to be', also the auxiliary verb for the present continuous
Common misconception
Just like modal verbs, 'estar' is followed by an infinitive to form the present continuous to express what is happening right now.
To form the present continuous, use a present tense form of 'estar' together with a present participle. To form this for -ar verbs, remove -ar from the infinitive and add -ando to the stem. For -er and -ir verbs, add -iendo to the verb stem.
Teacher tip
To practise 'estar' followed by a present participle and not an infinitive, a call-and-response plenary could work well - the teacher starts a phrase with either a form of 'querer' or 'estar' and pupils complete the phrase with an infinitive or a present participle.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are nouns?
Q2.'¿Dónde está __________ habitación?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
lawyer
scientist
damage, harm
stadium
line
back, end
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the garden is so beautiful in June'.
Q5.Write in English: 'mi tio es débil'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'a well-known doctor (m)'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
actor
actress
scene
French (language, m person)
character
Russian (language, m person)
Q2.Which sentence means 'I am arguing'?
Q3.'Mis amigos y yo __________ dirigir una película'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'we want to drive'.
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