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Las Hogueras de San Juan: acabar de + infinitive, seguir + present participle

I can use 'acabar de' + infinitive to say what I have just done and 'seguir' + present participle to say what I am still doing at a festival.

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Year 10
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Las Hogueras de San Juan: acabar de + infinitive, seguir + present participle

I can use 'acabar de' + infinitive to say what I have just done and 'seguir' + present participle to say what I am still doing at a festival.

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Key learning points

  1. Use 'acabar de' + infinitive to mean 'to have just done' something.
  2. 'Seguir' + present participle is a two-verb structure meaning ‘to still be doing’ something.
  3. Present participles in Spanish normally end in -ando or -iendo.
  4. Las Hogueras de San Juan takes place every year on 23rd June in Alicante; it celebrates the arrival of summer.

Keywords

  • Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense, as it appears in the dictionary

  • Present participle - present tense verb form; in English this ends in -ing

  • Acabar de + infinitive - two-verb structure that means 'to have just' + past participle

  • Seguir + present participle - two-verb structure that means 'to still be' + present participle

Common misconception

A past participle is used after 'acabar de'.

An infinitive is used after 'acabar de'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which is a stem-changing verb in the present tense?
lavar
Correct answer: probar
alquilar
continuar
grabar
Q2.
Which verb is a present participle?
escuchar
escucho
Correct answer: escuchando
escuchado
escuché
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:di,I gave

I gave

Correct Answer:diste,you (singular) gave

you (singular) gave

Correct Answer:dio,she, he, it gave

she, he, it gave

Correct Answer:dimos,we gave

we gave

Correct Answer:disteis,you (plural) gave

you (plural) gave

Correct Answer:dieron,they gave

they gave

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I am drinking a rich, sweet drink'.
1 - estoy
2 - bebiendo
3 - una
4 - bebida
5 - rica
6 - y
7 - dulce
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'I eat tapas in a café'.
Correct Answer: Como tapas en un café., Yo como tapas en un café.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'the tourists (m) are having dinner'.
Correct Answer: Los turistas cenan.

6 Questions

Q1.
'Las Hogueras de San Juan is a famous festival in the Spanish city of _____. It celebrates the _____ of summer. One of its key features is the burning of _____'. Choose the correct missing words.
Barcelona, arrival, paper models
Barcelona, end, bonfires
Correct answer: Alicante, arrival, bonfires
Alicante, end, paper models
Madrid, arrival, paper models
Q2.
Which phrase means 'I have just drunk'?
Acabo de bebiendo.
Acabo de bebido.
Correct answer: Acabo de beber.
Acabo de bebí.
Q3.
Which phrase means 'I am still dancing'?
Correct answer: Sigo bailando.
Sigo bailado.
Sigo bailar.
Sigo bailé.
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'he has just eaten but she is still eating'.
1 - acaba
2 - de
3 - comer
4 - pero
5 - siga
6 - comiendo
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'they have just returned'.
Correct Answer: Acaban de volver., Ellos acaban de volver., Ellas acaban de volver.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'we are still recording'.
Correct Answer: Seguimos grabando., Nosotros seguimos grabando., Nosotras seguimos grabando.

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