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¿Alguna vez has ... ? Develop conversations with perfect and preterite tenses

Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can develop past-tense conversations using the perfect and preterite tenses.

Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

Key learning points

  1. The 'look, cover, write, check' method is a useful way to revisit vocabulary.
  2. You can develop past-tense conversation answers by using a variety of tenses, such as the perfect and preterite.

Keywords

  • Perfect tense - used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'

  • Preterite tense - used to express single, completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'

Common misconception

'I played' in Spanish is 'jugé'.

'I played' in Spanish is 'jugué'. An extra 'u' is added after the 'g' to preserve the hard [g] sound.

Teacher tip

Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. Learning Cycle 1 also tests Higher Tier vocabulary, and alternative versions of the slides, that are suitable for Foundations Tier students, can be found on the slide deck.

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:iba,I used to go

I used to go

Correct Answer:ibas,you used to go

you used to go

Correct Answer:probablemente,probably

probably

Correct Answer:edad,age

age

Correct Answer:vacío,empty

empty

Correct Answer:pobre,poor

poor

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:atender,to serve, look after (patient, customer)

to serve, look after (patient, customer)

Correct Answer:desarrollar,to develop, developing

to develop, developing

Correct Answer:ciudadano,citizen

citizen

Correct Answer:conocimiento,knowledge

knowledge

Correct Answer:actualmente,currently

currently

Correct Answer:regalar,to give, giving (as a gift)

to give, giving (as a gift)

Q3.
The perfect tense expresses ...

single, completed actions in the past (e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought')
repeated actions in the past (e.g. 'I used to listen', 'I used to buy')
Correct answer: what has happened (e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought')

Q4.
What is 'you celebrated' in Spanish?

celebré
he celebrado
Correct answer: celebraste
has celebrado
celebras

Q5.
'Nunca he viajado en avión, pero la semana pasada viajé a Londres en tren'. Which verb tense is not present in this sentence?

Correct answer: simple present
preterite
perfect
imperfect

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I have voted'.

Correct Answer: he votado

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:he,I have (done something)

I have (done something)

Correct Answer:hecho,done, made

done, made

Correct Answer:derecho,law

law

Correct Answer:horario,timetable, schedule

timetable, schedule

Correct Answer:afueras,outskirts, suburbs

outskirts, suburbs

Correct Answer:doble,double

double

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:fe,faith

faith

Correct Answer:justicia,justice

justice

Correct Answer:desconocido,unknown

unknown

Correct Answer:numeroso,numerous

numerous

Correct Answer:poder,power

power

Correct Answer:contribuir,to contribute, contributing

to contribute, contributing

Q3.
The 'look, say, , write, check' method is a useful way to revise vocabulary.

Correct Answer: cover

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'I played.'

Correct Answer: jugué

Q5.
'No, nunca he escuchado un audiolibro ' Choose the best way to extend this sentence.

pero recientemente gané un partido de fútbol.
pero recientemente viajé al extranjero.
Correct answer: pero recientemente escuché un podcast muy interesante.

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