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Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous

Communication and the world around us: acciones para un mundo mejor

Unit Summary

This unit introduces 'ir' and 'ver' in the imperfect, and plural forms of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the imperfect. Pupils revisit singular forms of these verbs in the imperfect, contrast the preterite and imperfect, form the past continuous with - ar verbs, and revisit modals.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the imperfect, preterite and past continuous tenses in the context of protests and social movements.

Key Notes

  • 'iba', 'ibas' and 'iba' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect forms of 'ir'. These are irregular.
  • The preterite tense is used to talk about something completed in the past.
  • The imperfect tense is used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly in the past.
  • The past continuous is created by combining imperfect forms of 'estar' with the present participle.
  • When 'cuando' indicates an interruption to a past continuous action, the preterite tense is generally used afterwards.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • imperfect: verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly
  • preterite: verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past
  • past continuous: verb tense used to talk about what was happening
  • cuando: word used to introduce relative clauses, meaning 'when'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The only translation of 'iba' is 'I used to go'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

'iba', 'ibas' and 'iba' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect forms of 'ir'. These are irregular. The preterite tense is used to talk about something completed in the past.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'imperfect'

verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The only translation of 'iba' is 'I used to go'. Correction: 'iba' can means 'I used to go' or 'she, he, it used to go'. As 'iba' has several meanings, it's important to consider to context of the sentence to work out who it refers to.

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