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      ¿Qué tipo de viaje harás? Irregular inflectional future stems 'dir-', 'saldr-'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use regular and irregular verbs in the inflectional future to talk about a trip.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. A small number of verbs are irregular in the inflectional future and have irregular future stems.
      2. ‘Decir’, ‘poner’ and 'salir' have irregular stems in the inflectional future.
      3. In the inflectional future, the endings are added to the infinitive and they are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
      4. The endings for the singular persons of the inflectional future are: -é (I), -ás (you) and -á (she, he, it).
      5. The endings for the plural persons of the inflectional future are: -emos (we), -éis (you all) and -án (they).

      Keywords

      • Inflectional future - verb tense used to express what will happen

      • Irregular verb - a verb that does not follow the regular rules

      • Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms

      Common misconception

      In the inflectional future with all verbs, the endings are added to the infinitive and they are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.

      A small number of verbs are irregular in the inflectional future and have irregular future stems.

      Teacher tip

      The last translation task can be followed by a writing task to consolidate the inflectional future. Teachers can use the scenarios in A2 and get students to make predictions. Alternatively, students can come up with their own travel plans and make their own predictions with the inflectional future.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:la felicidad,happiness
      Correct Answer:laboral,of work, relating to work
      Correct Answer:sino,but (rather), except
      Correct Answer:el sur,south
      Correct Answer:la altura,height
      Correct Answer:ninguno,no, not …any (m, before a noun)

      Q2.
      Which verbs are infinitives?

      Correct answer: valer
      cuesta
      Correct answer: referirse
      venderé
      Correct answer: criticar

      Q3.
      Which verbs are in the inflectional future?

      Correct answer: enseñaré
      viajé
      conseguí
      Correct answer: cogeré
      Correct answer: escribiré

      Q4.
      Pon los números de mayor a menor.

      1 - novecientos
      2 - ochocientos
      3 - setecientos
      4 - seiscientos
      5 - quinientos
      6 - doscientos
      7 - quince

      Q5.
      Order the words to say: 'You will go to South America in January and it will be hot'.

      1 - irás
      2 - a
      3 - Sudamérica
      4 - en enero
      5 - y
      6 - hará
      7 - calor

      Q6.
      Match the sentence halves.

      Correct Answer:En Perú hablaré,español y aprenderé un poco de Quechua, un idioma indígena.
      Correct Answer:La moneda de,México es el peso.
      Correct Answer:Del este hasta el,oeste hay más de quinientos kilómetros.
      Correct Answer:Las condiciones son verdaderamente,horribles en algunos países.
      Correct Answer:No hay ningún,alumno de España en mi clase.

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:el mayor,the oldest
      Correct Answer:el menor,the youngest
      Correct Answer:el mejor,the best
      Correct Answer:el peor,the worst
      Correct Answer:el tuyo,your
      Correct Answer:el mío,mine

      Q2.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:nada,nothing, anything (after negative verb)
      Correct Answer:nadie,nobody, no one, anybody, anyone (after negative verb)
      Correct Answer:ni...ni,nor, or (after negative verb) neither ... nor …
      Correct Answer:la lista,list
      Correct Answer:la voz,voice
      Correct Answer:el apellido,surname

      Q3.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:viajaré,I will travel
      Correct Answer:viajarás,you will travel
      Correct Answer:viajará,she, he, it will travel
      Correct Answer:viajaremos,we will travel
      Correct Answer:viajaréis,you all will travel
      Correct Answer:viajarán,they will travel

      Q4.
      Which verbs have an irregular stem in the inflectional future?

      alojarse
      Correct answer: decir
      Correct answer: salir
      vivir
      Correct answer: poner

      Q5.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:I will say,diré
      Correct Answer:I will want,querré
      Correct Answer:I will come,vendré
      Correct Answer:I will do,haré
      Correct Answer:I will put, become,pondré
      Correct Answer:I will go out, leave,saldré

      Q6.
      Write in Spanish: 'we will visit Peru in April'.

      Correct Answer: Visitaremos Perú en abril.

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