Year 10 - Spanish
Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions
My personal world: la vida fuera y dentro del colegio
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils revisit irregular verb stems 'tuve' and 'hice', and learn new irregular stems. Pupils consolidate the second person singular for -er and -ir verbs in the preterite and now learn the second person plural. They learn 'sin' with an infinitive to mean 'without doing'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand, ask and answer questions about after-school experiences in past and present tenses.
Key Notes
- To form the singular preterite persons of -er and -ir verbs, we take the infinitive, remove –er/-ir and add endings.
- The -er and -ir singular preterite endings are: -í (I), -iste (you), -ió (she, he, it).
- In conversation it is important to listen carefully to and understand the tense of questions before answering.
- Being able to ask questions in different tenses, as well as answer them, is key to successful communication.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preterite tense: a tense used for events completed in the past
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- As long as I get the gist of the meaning of a Spanish question, I can answer successfully.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To form the singular preterite persons of -er and -ir verbs, we take the infinitive, remove –er/-ir and add endings. The -er and -ir singular preterite endings are: -í (I), -iste (you), -ió (she, he, it).
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preterite tense'
a tense used for events completed in the past. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: As long as I get the gist of the meaning of a Spanish question, I can answer successfully. Correction: In conversation it is important to listen carefully to the tense of questions before answering. Otherwise your answers might not be relevant. For example, 'What did you do after school yesterday?' 'I usually do my homework.'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Después del colegio: extended writing Study Guide
- En el colegio: extended speaking and writing Study Guide
- Este fin de semana: infinitives with 'sin', 'para', 'antes de', 'después de' Study Guide
- Hacer planes: read aloud and translation Study Guide
- Los días de colegio: 1st person singular present tense with 'g', e.g. 'pongo' Study Guide
- Los fines de semana: 'ir' (present), 'ir' + a + infinitive (future) Study Guide
- Un espectáculo: -er/-ir preterite 2nd person singular and plural Study Guide
- Un evento deportivo: -er/-ir preterite, 'tú/vosotros', 'tu/vuestro' Study Guide
- Un viaje escolar: irregular preterite stems, preterite 'ir', 'hacer' Study Guide
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