Ser de otro país: perfect tense -ar regular -ado, irregular past participles
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the perfect tense 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.
- To conjugate singular forms of the perfect tense, use 'he', 'has' or 'ha' (from 'haber') + past participle.
- To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
- Common irregular past participles are 'escrito' (written), 'hecho' (done, made), 'visto' (seen) and 'puesto' (put).
Keywords
Perfect tense - tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'
Past participle - form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'listened', 'bought'
He - part of 'haber' meaning 'I have', used to form the perfect tense
Has - part of 'haber' meaning 'you have', used to form the perfect tense
Ha - part of 'haber' meaning 'she, he, it has', used to form the perfect tense
Common misconception
The Spanish translation of 'I have' + past participle, e.g. 'I have listened', is 'tengo' + past participle, e.g. 'tengo escuchado'.
The Spanish translation of 'I have listened' is 'he escuchado'. In Spanish, the auxiliary verb used in the formation of the perfect tense is 'haber', not 'tener'.
Teacher tip
Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. Task B2 contains Higher Tier vocabulary, and an alternative version aimed at Foundation Tier students can be found in the slide deck.
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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Which of these is a silent letter in Spanish?
Q4.Which verbs are in their infinitive form?
Q5.Which part of the verb 'desarrollar' (to develop, developing) shows that it is an infinitive?
Q6.When conjugating verbs in Spanish, the first step is often to remove the ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the singular forms of 'haber'.
Q4.'He ayudado a los pobres en mi barrio'. Choose the correct translation.
Q5.'¿ visitado las Islas Baleares?' Choose the correct verb.
Q6.To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs in Spanish, remove the infinitive ending and add .
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