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      Estrellas y famosos: singular preterite 'dar'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use the verb 'dar' to ask questions about the past and present experiences of a film star.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. The verb 'dar' means 'to give'. 'Doy' means 'I give', 'das' means 'you give' and 'da' means 'she, he, it' gives.
      2. In the preterite tense, 'di' means 'I gave', 'diste' means 'you gave' and 'dio' means 'she, he, it gave'.
      3. There is no word in Spanish for 'do' or 'did' in questions.
      4. Questions also begin with an upside down question mark.

      Keywords

      • Dar - Spanish verb meaning 'to give'

      • Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past

      Common misconception

      Spanish questions have the same punctuation as in English.

      Spanish questions begin with an upside down question mark (¿).

      Teacher tip

      Teachers may wish to bring in personal knowledge of Andalusía and the Basque Country, sharing, for example, past experiences of these areas or showing students where they are on a map.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:alegría (f),joy, happiness

      joy, happiness

      Correct Answer:entrevista (f),interview

      interview

      Correct Answer:estrella (f),star

      star

      Correct Answer:éxito (m),success

      success

      Correct Answer:suerte (f),luck

      luck

      Correct Answer:persona (f),person

      person

      Q2.
      Which word means 'also'?

      después
      para
      sobre
      tener
      Correct answer: también

      Q3.
      Order the words to say: 'I like to watch films in the cinema'.

      1 - me
      2 - gusta
      3 - ver
      4 - películas
      5 - en
      6 - el
      7 - cine

      Q4.
      'Tiene amigos'. Choose the correct word.

      mucho
      Correct answer: muchos
      mucha
      muchas

      Q5.
      Write in Spanish: 'I watch TV'.

      Correct Answer: Veo la televisión., Veo la tele., Yo veo la televisión., Yo veo la tele.

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'in my opinion it is incredible'.

      Correct Answer: En mi opinión es increíble.

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Write in Spanish: 'How are you?' (informal)

      Correct Answer: ¿Qué tal?, ¿Qué tal estás?

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:actuación (f),acting, performance

      acting, performance

      Correct Answer:independencia (f),independence

      independence

      Correct Answer:influencia (f),influence

      influence

      Correct Answer:importancia (f),importance

      importance

      Correct Answer:atreverse,to dare, daring

      to dare, daring

      Correct Answer:convertirse,to become, becoming

      to become, becoming

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:doy,I give

      I give

      Correct Answer:di,I gave

      I gave

      Correct Answer:das,you give

      you give

      Correct Answer:diste,you gave

      you gave

      Correct Answer:da,she, he, it gives

      she, he, it gives

      Correct Answer:dio,she, he, it gave

      she, he, it gave

      Q4.
      'You gave a prize to the singer'. Choose the correct translation.

      Doy un premio al cantante.
      Das dinero al aficionado.
      Di dinero al aficionado.
      Correct answer: Diste un premio al cantante.
      Dio dinero al cantante.

      Q5.
      Write in Spanish: 'Do you give support?'

      Correct Answer: ¿Das apoyo?

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'Did you give an interview?'

      Correct Answer: ¿Diste una entrevista?

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