Simon Bolívar y Manuela Sáenz: preterite irregular stems, relative clauses
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand irregular verbs in the preterite tense and relative pronouns in the context of historical figures.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Decir', 'estar', 'venir', 'poner', 'querer', 'saber', 'traer' and 'poder' have irregular stems in the preterite.
- Relative pronouns are words that introduce a relative clause, giving more information about a noun.
- The relative pronoun 'que' means 'who, that, which', 'donde' means 'where' and 'cuando' means 'when'.
- Unlike question words, relative pronouns in Spanish do not have a written accent.
Keywords
Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause
Relative pronoun - pronoun that introduces a relative clause
Que - relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'that' or 'which'
Cuando - relative pronoun meaning 'when'
Donde - relative pronoun meaning 'where'
Common misconception
The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' have an accent.
These relative pronouns do not have an accent, unlike the question words 'qué' ('who'), 'dónde' ('where') and 'cuándo' ('when').
Teacher tip
All grammar features in this lesson are part of the GCSE subject content at both Foundation and Higher tier.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'after, afterwards'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
aspect, appearance
article, product, item
chain
sock
discount
employee
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
to say, saying
to be, being
to be able to, can
to put, putting
to want, wanting
to bring, bringing
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the trainers are not fashionable'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'she bought a tie'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they lived in an apartment'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verbs have irregular stems in the preterite?
Q2.Choose the correct missing words.
Es un obrero _____ trabaja aquí.
Es la oficina _____ trabaja.
Fue un año _____ trabajaba mucho.
Q3.Choose the correct missing words.
¿_____ vamos al cine?
Recuerdo el día _____ nos conocimos.
¿_____ está tu perro?
Es el castillo _____ vive la reina.
¿_____ tiempo hace?
Es una chaqueta _____ me gusta.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'he brought and she wanted'.
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