Year 10 - Spanish
Hemos venido de Puerto Rico: perfect tense -er/ir regular -ido
People and lifestyle: cuestiones de identidad
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces singular and plural forms of 'haber' with an -ar verb stem and '-ado', and an -er or -ir verb stem with '-ido'. Pupils learn some irregular past participles. The unit introduces 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita', 'se debe', and the passive 'se' with the third person.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the perfect tense to discuss the experiences of 'los Nuyoricans'.
Key Notes
- Using knowledge of vocabulary and grammar is a useful strategy for completing gap-fill tasks.
- The perfect tense is used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have gone'.
- To form the perfect tense, use 'he', 'has', 'ha', 'hemos', 'habéis' or 'han' (from 'haber') + past participle.
- To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
- To form the past participle of regular -er and -ir verbs, remove the -er/-ir and add -ido.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perfect tense: used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have gone'
- past participle: form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'gone'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- To form the past participle of any verb in Spanish, remove the infinitive ending and add -ado.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Using knowledge of vocabulary and grammar is a useful strategy for completing gap-fill tasks. The perfect tense is used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have gone'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'perfect tense'
used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have gone'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: To form the past participle of any verb in Spanish, remove the infinitive ending and add -ado. Correction: To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado. However, to form the past participle of regular -er and -ir verbs, remove the -er/-ir and add -ido.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿Alguna vez has ... ? Develop conversations with perfect and preterite tenses Study Guide
- Aprender un idioma: 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita', 'se debe' Study Guide
- Aprender un idioma: stem-change verbs like 'encontrar', 'pensar', 'poder' Study Guide
- Aprender un idioma: translation, extended writing Study Guide
- Dos idiomas, dos culturas - los Nuyoricans: imperfect for habitual actions Study Guide
- Dos idiomas, dos culturas: develop reading, practise transcription Study Guide
- Ser de otro país: perfect and preterite tenses Study Guide
- Ser de otro país: perfect tense -ar regular -ado, irregular past participles Study Guide
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