Year 10 - Spanish
Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect plural persons
Communication and the world around us: acciones para un mundo mejor
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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 plural forms of the imperfect tense in the context of protests and social movements.
Key Notes
- ábamos, -abais and -aban are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural endings of -ar verbs in the imperfect tense.
- 'ir' is an irregular verb in the imperfect tense.
- -íbamos, -ibais and -iban are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural forms of 'ir' in the imperfect tense.
- Spanish adverbs ending in -mente (e.g. rápidamente) correspond to English adverbs ending in -ly (e.g. 'quickly').
- To form adverbs ending in -mente, add this ending to the feminine form of the adjective (e.g. 'rápida' - 'rápidamente').
Vocabulary To Learn
- imperfect: verb tense used to talk about something that used to happen repeatedly
- adverb: word used to describe adjectives and verbs
- -mente: suffix commonly used in Spanish adverbs, meaning -ly
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Accents are present in several forms of 'ir' and -ar verbs in the imperfect tense.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
ábamos, -abais and -aban are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural endings of -ar verbs in the imperfect tense. 'ir' is an irregular verb in the imperfect tense.
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: Accents are present in several forms of 'ir' and -ar verbs in the imperfect tense. Correction: Accents are only present in the 1st person singular (we) form of 'ir' ('íbamos') and -ar verbs (-ábamos) in the imperfect tense.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous Study Guide
- Acciones para un mundo mejor: photo description Study Guide
- Entrevista con Arturo Pérez Reverte: use imperfect and preterite together Study Guide
- Escritor famoso - Arturo Pérez Reverte: 'ver' imperfect, imperfect and preterite Study Guide
- Testigo: extended writing Study Guide
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