Year 10

Talking about activities and achievements (Part 1/3)

Year 10

Talking about activities and achievements (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to use 'desde hace' so that we can talk about how long we've been doing something.
  2. Purpose of language use. Talk about activities and achievements
  3. Grammar. Past (preterite) vs Presen. Direct object pronouns

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13 Questions

Q1.
Who?

¿cómo?
¿qué?
Correct answer: ¿quién?

Q2.
¿cómo?

Correct answer: how?
where?
why?

Q3.
'van a asistir' means...

s/he's going to attend
Correct answer: they're going to attend
we're going to attend

Q4.
'we're going to arrive' translates as...

Correct answer: 'vamos a llegar'
'vamos a practicar'
'vamos a recoger'

Q5.
'el paseo'

pass
passport
Correct answer: walk

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
por

around, in between
Correct answer: by, for, through
please

Q8.
llegar

Correct answer: to arrive
to leave
to stay

Q9.
hablar

to learn
to listen
Correct answer: to speak

Q10.
mejor

Correct answer: best, better
major
worse, worst

Q11.
llamar

to arrive
Correct answer: to call
to leave

Q12.
bastante

not very
Correct answer: quite
too much

Q13.
peor

better, best
poor
Correct answer: worse, worst

13 Questions

Q1.
'desde hace' means

for
from
Correct answer: since

Q2.
We use the __________ tense with 'desde hace'

near future
Correct answer: present tense
preterite tense

Q3.
Juego al fútbol _________ tres meses.

Correct answer: desde hace
por
porque

Q4.
________________ al club de teatro desde hace dos años.

fui
Correct answer: voy
voy a ir

Q5.
'tocar' means...

to play a sport
Correct answer: to play an instrument

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
tuve

Correct answer: I had
I have
I will have

Q8.
tuvo

Correct answer: he/she had
he/she has
he/she will have

Q9.
fui

I ate
I saw
Correct answer: I went

Q10.
fue

she/he ate
she/he saw
Correct answer: she/he went

Q11.
primero

best
Correct answer: first
top

Q12.
después

Correct answer: after
before
well

Q13.
luego

Correct answer: afterwards
before
enough