Year 10 - Spanish
Un viaje escolar: irregular preterite stems, preterite 'ir', 'hacer'
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 irregular verbs in the preterite when talking about a school trip.
Key Notes
- Knowing a word means you can understand it in listening and reading but also use it in speaking and writing.
- Formation of plural nouns rule 4: when a word ends in -ión, add -es and remove the accent.
- Cognates may look very similar to English but sound quite different so attention must be paid to pronunciation.
- 1st person singular of verbs with irregular preterite stems: dije, estuve, pude, puse, quise, supe, traje and vine.
- The singular persons of irregular verbs 'ir' and 'hacer' are: 'fui', 'fuiste', 'fue', 'hice', 'hiciste' and 'hizo'.
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
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Cognates are words that look and sound like English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Knowing a word means you can understand it in listening and reading but also use it in speaking and writing. Formation of plural nouns rule 4: when a word ends in -ión, add -es and remove the accent.
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: Cognates are words that look and sound like English. Correction: Cognates may look very similar to English but sound quite different so attention must be paid to pronunciation.
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 evento deportivo: -er/-ir preterite, 'tú/vosotros', 'tu/vuestro' Study Guide
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