El día de Muertos: 'estar' + present participle, adverbs of position
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use singular persons of 'estar' to talk about where I and others are and what I and others are doing at a festival.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- El día de Muertos is a Mexican celebration whereby people remember and pay homage to loved ones who have passed.
- [ll] and [y] are pronounced the same. [ll] sounds like 'llevar' and [y] sounds like 'ayuda'.
- The singular present tense forms of 'estar' are 'estoy', 'estás, 'está'.
- 'Estar' + present participle of -ar and -er/-ir verbs (-ando, -iendo) is used to talk about ongoing events.
- Verbs whose stems end in a vowel ('leer', 'construir') have an i->y spelling change for the present participle ending.
Keywords
Estar - verb ‘to be, being’ used for location, states and moods and as an auxiliary verb in the present continuous
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
Present participle - verb form that forms the present continuous, together with the auxiliary verb 'estar'
Common misconception
All present participles follow regular rules and there are no spelling exceptions.
Verbs whose stems end in a vowel ('leer', 'construir') have a i->y spelling change when in the past participle ending.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish words with the correct English translations.
congratulations
corner
dead (person)
tradition
relaxing (m, f)
to continue, continuing
Q2.Choose the examples of present participles.
Q3.'El Día de los Muertos' is a celebration originally from ...
Q4.We use estar for ...
Q5.Match the adverbs with their correct translation.
next to
near
below, under
behind
in front of
at, in, on
Q6.Choose the correct form of estar to complete the sentence: 'La carretera lejos del centro de la ciudad'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English word.
stage
being
good morning
slowly
relaxing
to turn on, turning on
Q2.Which words have the same sound as [ll] in llave?
Q3.How do you say 'I am' for location?
Q4.Which word is missing in this sentence? 'La foto está encima banco'.
Q5.Which words are used in the question 'Are you listening to music?' in Spanish?
Q6.Match the verb with the correct description.
to ask for
asking for
reading
building
repeating
to build
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