Entrevista con Arturo Pérez Reverte: use imperfect and preterite together
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use knowledge of the imperfect and preterite to respond to reading comprehension questions in the context of the work of Arturo Pérez Reverte.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural imperfect endings of regular -er and -ir verbs are -íamos, -íais and -ían.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural imperfect forms of ‘ver’ are ‘veíamos’, ‘veíais’ and ‘veían’.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect endings of regular -ar verbs are -aba, -abas and -aba.
- The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect endings of regular -er and -ir verbs are -ía, -ías, and -ía.
- Regular preterite tense endings are: -é, -aste, -ó for -ar verbs; and -í, -iste, -ió for -er and -ir verbs.
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
Common misconception
When answering reading comprehension questions, you should translate as much of the text as possible in the hope of including the correct answer.
You should make sure that your answers to reading comprehension questions are specific by locating relevant vocabulary in the text before responding.
Teacher tip
Learning Cycle 1 is aimed at Higher Tier students. Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 and Exit Quiz Q3 are also aimed at Higher Tier students. You may wish to provide your class with the worksheet for Task C1 if you would like them to answer the questions in one go as it includes the full interview text.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
nothing, anything
role
balanced
lost
thing
to be important
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to refer, referring
to fall in love with, falling in love with
population
to disappear, disappearing
to want, wanting (formal)
to tell, telling
Q3.What is 'you used to eat' in Spanish?
Q4.If 'querer' means 'to want, wanting', what is 'I used to want' in Spanish?
Q5.Which infinitives are modal verbs?
Q6.Which verbs are in the preterite tense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
loss
however, nevertheless
conclusion
no, not ... any
health
transgender
Q2.Match up the verbs.
we used to learn
you (pl) used to learn
they used to learn
Q3.What is the Spanish for 'they used to be able to'?
Q4.Complete the sentence with the 1st person imperfect form of 'ver'. mucha pobreza en mi comunidad.
Q5.What should you avoid doing when answering reading comprehension questions?
Q6.In what order would the words below appear in this text? __________ perdido y no __________ nada. __________ y un soldado me __________.
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