Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the imperfect, preterite and past continuous tenses in the context of protests and social movements.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'iba', 'ibas' and 'iba' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect forms of 'ir'. These are irregular.
- The preterite tense is used to talk about something completed in the past.
- The imperfect tense is used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past.
- The past continuous is created by combining imperfect forms of 'estar' with the present participle.
- When 'cuando' indicates an interruption to a past continuous action, the preterite tense is generally used afterwards.
Keywords
Imperfect - verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly
Preterite - verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past
Past continuous - verb tense used to talk about what was happening
Cuando - word used to introduce relative clauses, meaning 'when'
Common misconception
The only translation of 'iba' is 'I used to go'.
'iba' can means 'I used to go' or 'she, he, it used to go'. As 'iba' has several meanings, it’s important to consider to context of the sentence to work out who it refers to.
Teacher tip
If some students need extra scaffolding for Task C2, you could provide them with the English translation of the text to help them fill in the gaps. This is available on the slide deck feedback and the worksheet answers for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Some of our videos, including non-English language videos, do not have captions.
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Christmas Eve
New Year’s Eve
Three Kings
Epiphany (6th January)
saint
christian
Q2.Which statement best describes the imperfect tense?
Q3.What is 'you used to help' (singular, informal) in Spanish?
Q4.What is the preterite tense verb in this sentence? Estaba caminando por la calle cuando escuché un ruido detrás de mí.
Q5.What is the present participle of the verb 'hablar' (to talk, talking)?
Q6.Order the words to translate this sentence: I was eating when I decided to dance.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
event
strike
peace
protest
campaign
floor (of a building)
Q2.The __________ tense is used to talk about something that happened repeatedly in the past.
Q3.Which form of the verb 'ir' completes this sentence?: Lucas a la costa en mayo (Lucas used to go to the coast in May).
Q4.In which order would the verbs appear in this sentence? __________ de vacaciones a España cada año pero el verano pasado __________ a México.
Q5.Which is an example of the past continuous?
Q6.Complete the sentence with the correct form of ‘entrar’. Estaba hablando cuando en la cocina.
To help you plan your 10 Spanish lesson on: Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 10 Spanish lesson on: Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 4 Spanish lessons from the Communication and the world around us: acciones para un mundo mejor unit, dive into the full secondary Spanish curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.