Year 10 - Spanish
Los fines de semana: 'ir' (present), 'ir' + a + infinitive (future)
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 describe what activities you do at the weekend as well as make plans for the next weekend using 'ir' and 'ir' + a + infinitive.
Key Notes
- Adding adjectives, adverbs and nouns is an easy way to give more details and develop your sentences.
- 'Ir' is an irregular verb. Its singular and plural forms are 'voy', 'vas', 'va', 'vamos', 'vais', 'van'.
- We can use 'ir' to talk about routines and to talk about the future. Use 'ir' + a + infinitive to refer to the future.
- Both 'al' and 'a la' mean 'to the'. Use 'a la' before a feminine noun, and 'al' before a masculine noun.
- 'Puente' can be used to refer to a long weekend or bank holiday.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ir: irregular verb meaning 'to go, going'
- ir + a + infinitive: 2-verb structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Any conjugated form of 'ir' ('voy', 'vas', 'va') can refer to routines or future events. For example, 'voy al parque' means 'I'm going to the park' or 'I'm going to go to the park'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Adding adjectives, adverbs and nouns is an easy way to give more details and develop your sentences. 'Ir' is an irregular verb. Its singular and plural forms are 'voy', 'vas', 'va', 'vamos', 'vais', 'van'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'ir'
irregular verb meaning 'to go, going'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Any conjugated form of 'ir' ('voy', 'vas', 'va') can refer to routines or future events. For example, 'voy al parque' means 'I'm going to the park' or 'I'm going to go to the park'. Correction: We can use 'ir' to talk about routines and to talk about the future, but when referring to future intentions, 'ir' needs to be followed by 'a' + infinitive.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Después del colegio: extended writing Study Guide
- Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions 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
- 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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