Ser de otro país: perfect and preterite tenses
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can distinguish between the perfect and preterite tenses in the context of the societal integration of Latin American immigrants.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The perfect tense is used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'.
- The preterite tense is used to express single, completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'.
Keywords
Perfect tense - used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'
Preterite tense - used to express single, completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'
Common misconception
The English translation of 'he visitado' is 'I visited'.
The perfect tense is used to express what has happened. The English translation of 'he visitado' is 'I have visited'.
Teacher tip
Some students may struggle to differentiate between 'he' and 'ha' in the perfect tense. As such, you could reinforce the difference using choral repetition when delivering the feedback for Task A1b, particularly for sentence 6.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
event
sexism
smell
to miss, missing (person, place)
already
real
Q2.Match the tenses with their definitions.
expresses what has happened
expresses completed actions in the past
expresses what used to happen, or what was happening
Q3.To form the perfect tense in Spanish, use the auxiliary verb 'haber' followed by the past .
Q4.Which sentences contain perfect tense verbs?
Q5.What is the correct preterite ending? adopt_ (she, he, it adopted)
Q6.Order the verbs correctly: '¿Has __________ su nuevo álbum? La __________ ayer y me __________.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the auxiliary verb used in the formation of the perfect tense?
Q2.What is the missing perfect tense verb? 'El gobierno un estado de emergencia.'
Q3.Match the preterite -ar endings to their grammatical persons.
I
you
she, he, it
we
you (pl)
they
Q4.Which verb tense is not present in this passage? 'Estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo. La tasa de inmigración ha aumentado y es necesario hacer más para apoyar a los inmigrantes.'
Q5.'Compré flores y he decorado la casa con ellas.' Choose the correct translation.
Q6.'¿Ya has encontrado un trabajo?' Which responses are correct?
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