Futuros cambios personales: inflectional future, subjunctive mood after 'cuando'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use verbs in the inflectional future and the subjunctive after 'cuando' to discuss future changes.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The inflectional future tense is used to express what will happen.
- Singular conjugations of the inflectional future are formed by adding the endings -é, -ás or -á to the infinitive.
- The verbs 'tener', 'hacer' and 'poder' have irregular stems in the future tense: 'tendr-', 'har-' and 'podr-'.
- The subjunctive is a verb form that indicates uncertainty, wishing or refers to actions that have not yet happened.
- 'Cuando' is a conjunction that is followed by a subjunctive verb when the action hasn't yet occurred or is uncertain.
Keywords
Inflectional future - 1-verb tense used to express what will happen
Subjunctive mood - verb form that indicates actions which are uncertain, wished for or that have not yet happened
Cuando - conjugation that is followed by subjunctive verb when the action hasn't yet occurred or is uncertain
Common misconception
'Cuando' is always followed by the subjunctive.
'Cuando' + subjunctive is used for future actions, while 'cuando' + present is used for everyday present actions.
Teacher tip
Before the last activity, the teacher might want to do a quick class survey asking: '¿Qué quieres ser en el futuro?'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'No hay __________ violencia aquí'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
matter, issue, affair
behaviour
space
pride
press
season (sports, music)
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to grow, growing
to dedicate, dedicating
to wait for, hope, expect
to speak, speaking
to pass, spend (time), happen
to arrange, arranging to meet
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the captain (m) and the captain (f) are happy'.
Q5.Write in English: 'los deportistas se reúnen'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'my (male) cousin's wedding'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verbs are regular in the inflectional future?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
I will eat
you will eat
she, he, it will eat
we will eat
you all will eat
they will eat
Q3.Which sentences use the subjunctive?
Q4.Write in Spanish, using the subjunctive: 'when you have energy'.
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