Una autora inmigrante: singular -er/-ir preterite
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use -er and -ir verbs in the past (preterite) to understand and ask questions about past experiences of moving to live in another country.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Regular -er/-ir verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular PAST preterite (-í, iste & -ió).
- Some -er and -ir verbs whose stem ends in a vowel add an extra 'y' in 3rd person singular forms in the preterite tense.
- When forming questions including a preposition, place the preposition at the beginning of the sentence.
Keywords
Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past
Preposition - a type of word often used to express direction, time or location
Stem - the part of a word that expresses its core meaning; in Spanish verbs this is the first part up to the -ar, -er, -ir
Infinitive - the verb as it appears in a dictionary
Common misconception
The ending -ió is always used with -er and -ir verbs to refer to she, he or it in the preterite tense.
For -er and -ir verbs whose stem ends in a vowel, add -yó to refer to 'he', 'she' or 'it in the preterite tense.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does convencí mean?
Q2.What does redució mean?
Q3.Match the question words.
how
what
who
when
how much
why
Q4.Match the prepositions with their meanings.
of, from
to
until
in, on
for
with
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'She wrote a book.'
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'You lived in Mexico.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the different forms of the verb 'vivir'.
I lived
to live, living
she, he, it lived
you lived
Q2.What is the meaning of the word 'sueño'?
Q3.Choose the correct translation of this question starter: '¿A quién...?'
Q4.Write 'she built' in Spanish.
Q5.Choose the correct translation of this question starter: '¿En qué...?'
Q6.Write 'he read the message' in Spanish.
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