Year 10 - Spanish
Un evento deportivo: -er/-ir preterite, 'tú/vosotros', 'tu/vuestro'
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 use regular and irregular verbs in the preterite to describe sports events.
Key Notes
- Listening to distinguish sounds e.g. [l] and [ll], improves pronunciation.
- 'De' can translate as 'from' and 'of'. It can also mean 'of' and show possession; this replaces 's in English.
- Some verbs have an irregular stem in the preterite: pud-, vin-, pus-, quis-, traj-, estuv-, dij-, -tuv-.
- 'Tú' is the subject pronoun 'you' and goes before a verb. 'Tu' and 'tus' are possessive adjectives and mean 'your'.
- 'Vosotros/as' are the subject pronoun 'you all'. 'Vuestro(s)/a(s)' are possessive adjectives and both mean 'your'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preterite tense: a tense used for events completed in the past
- irregular verb: a verb that does not follow the regular rules
- stem: part of the verb that appears in all forms
- subject pronoun: represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb e.g. I, we, they
- possessive adjective: shows who something belongs to e.g. my, your, her
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Tu' is both the subject pronoun 'you' and the possessive adjective 'your'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Listening to distinguish sounds e.g. [l] and [ll], improves pronunciation. 'De' can translate as 'from' and 'of'. It can also mean 'of' and show possession; this replaces 's in English.
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: 'Tu' is both the subject pronoun 'you' and the possessive adjective 'your'. Correction: 'Tu' without an accent is a possessive adjective: you; 'tú' with an accent is a subject pronoun: you.
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
- 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 viaje escolar: irregular preterite stems, preterite 'ir', 'hacer' Study Guide
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