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  • Year 11
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Los derechos humanos: perfect tense, conversation (Edexcel)

I can use the perfect tense and produce developed answers in a conversation about the environment and social issues.

Lesson 6 of 3
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  • Edexcel

Los derechos humanos: perfect tense, conversation (Edexcel)

I can use the perfect tense and produce developed answers in a conversation about the environment and social issues.

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Key learning points

  1. To conjugate the perfect tense, use the verb 'haber' + past participle.
  2. To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
  3. To form the past participle of regular -er/ir verbs, remove the -er/ir and add -ido.
  4. A well-developed conversation answer contains three verb clauses.

Keywords

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

  • Verb clause - a piece of information that contains a subject and a verb

Common misconception

I should keep my answers short in a conversation and avoid extending my sentences.

In a conversation, you should extend and develop your sentences to include at least three verb clauses.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which verb means 'done, made'?

Correct answer: hecho
puesto
muerto
vuelto

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:apagar,to turn off, extinguish

to turn off, extinguish

Correct Answer:causar,to cause, causing

to cause, causing

Correct Answer:destruir,to destroy, destroying

to destroy, destroying

Correct Answer:luchar,to fight, fighting

to fight, fighting

Correct Answer:matar,to kill, killing

to kill, killing

Correct Answer:añadir,to add, adding

to add, adding

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:derecho (m),right, law

right, law

Correct Answer:energía (f),energy

energy

Correct Answer:plástico (m),plastic

plastic

Correct Answer:paro (m),unemployment

unemployment

Correct Answer:tasa (f),rate

rate

Correct Answer:vergüenza (f),embarassment

embarassment

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'there is a river and some trees in a forest'.

1 - hay
2 - un río
3 - y
4 - unos
5 - árboles
6 - en
7 - un bosque

Q5.
Write in English: 'los coches emitieron gases'.

Correct Answer: the cars emitted gases, cars emitted gases

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'we live in a fair society'. Do not include the pronoun.

Correct Answer: vivimos en una sociedad justa

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
A well-developed conversation answer contains at least three ...

Correct Answer: verb clauses

Q2.
Order the words to say: 'she has said that they have written'.

1 - ella
2 - ha
3 - dicho
4 - que
5 - ellos
6 - han
7 - escrito

Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'we have suffered'.

Correct Answer: hemos sufrido, nosotros hemos sufrido, nosotras hemos sufrido

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'I have helped'.

Correct Answer: he ayudado, yo he ayudado