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Pensar en el futuro: plural inflectional future

Learning outcomes

I can use singular and plural forms of the inflectional future to discuss career aspirations.

I can use knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences to accurately read aloud Spanish texts.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

Pensar en el futuro: plural inflectional future

Learning outcomes

I can use singular and plural forms of the inflectional future to discuss career aspirations.

I can use knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences to accurately read aloud Spanish texts.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to have a good knowledge of sound-spelling correspondences to accurately read aloud Spanish texts.
  2. It is a good idea to mentally rehearse a text before reading it aloud.
  3. The inflectional future expresses what 'will' happen and 'voy a + infinitive' expresses what is 'going to' happen.
  4. Plural conjugations of the inflectional future are formed by adding the endings -emos, -éis or -án to the infinitive.
  5. 'Saber', 'querer', 'venir', 'decir', 'salir' have irregular future stems: 'sabr-', 'querr-', 'vendr-', 'dir-', 'saldr-'.

Keywords

  • Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds

  • Inflectional future - 1-verb structure used to say what will happen in the future

  • Voy a + infinitive - 2-verb structure used to say what is going to happen in the future

Common misconception

The inflectional future communicates what is 'going to' happen.

The inflectional future communicates what 'will' happen. 'Voy a + infinitive' communicates what is 'going to' happen.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which nouns are feminine?
agosto
barrio
día
Correct answer: dieta
Correct answer: tierra
Q2.
'Vivo aquí cinco años.' Choose the correct missing word or phrase.
lejos
luego
desde
Correct answer: desde hace
de
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:aventura (f),adventure

adventure

Correct Answer:reciclaje (m),recycling

recycling

Correct Answer:temperatura (f),temperature

temperature

Correct Answer:calefacción (f),heating

heating

Correct Answer:obras (fpl),roadworks, building works

roadworks, building works

Correct Answer:hoja (f),leaf

leaf

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'some students arrived but none completed the homework'.
1 - algunos
2 - alumnos
3 - llegaron
4 - pero
5 - ninguno
6 - completó
7 - los deberes
Q5.
Write in English: 'la contaminación destruye el jardín'.
Correct Answer: Pollution destroys the garden.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I know that you have a date'.
Correct Answer: Sé que tienes una cita., Yo sé que tienes una cita., Sé que tú tienes una cita., Yo sé que tú tienes una cita.

6 Questions

Q1.
It is a good idea to mentally rehearse a text before you ...
Correct Answer: read aloud, read it aloud
Q2.
Match the sounds with the Spanish word they appear in.
Correct Answer:[qui],I want

I want

Correct Answer:[j],garden

garden

Correct Answer:[gue],war

war

Correct Answer:[ñ],morning

morning

Correct Answer:[rr],neighbourhood

neighbourhood

Correct Answer:[h],leaf

leaf

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:seré,I will be

I will be

Correct Answer:serás,you will be

you will be

Correct Answer:será,she, he, it will be

she, he, it will be

Correct Answer:seremos,we will be

we will be

Correct Answer:seréis,you all will be

you all will be

Correct Answer:serán,they will be

they will be

Q4.
Which sentence means 'I will go to the beach'?
Voy a la playa.
Voy a ir a la playa.
Correct answer: Iré a la playa.
Ir a la playa.
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'my sister will go out and her friend will know'.
1 - mi
2 - hermana
3 - saldrá
4 - y
5 - su
6 - amiga
7 - sabrá
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'they will say and we will come'. Do not use any pronouns.
Correct Answer: Dirán y vendremos.

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