Year 10 - Spanish
El mundo del trabajo: inflectional future - 'tendr-', 'har-', 'podr-'
Studying and my future: mi futuro en el trabajo
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces singular forms of the inflectional future tense for -ar, -er, -ir verbs. It also introduces irregular inflectional future stems 'tendr-', 'har-' and 'podr-'. Pupils revisit 'que' as a relative pronoun in subject relative clauses.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use irregular verbs in the inflectional future to make predictions about careers and lifestyle.
Key Notes
- A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause.
- A conjunction is a word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence.
- The word 'que' can be used as a relative pronoun or a conjunction.
- The verb stems of 'tener', 'hacer' and 'poder' in the inflectional future are 'tendr-', 'har-' and 'podr-'.
- You can tell if an action is in the past, present or future by looking at the relevant verb ending.
Vocabulary To Learn
- relative pronoun: pronoun that introduces a relative clause
- conjunction: word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
- inflectional future: verb tense used to express what will happen
- simple present: verb tense used to describe habitual events in the present
- preterite: verb tense used for completed actions in the past
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The Spanish translation of 'I will have' is 'teneré'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause. A conjunction is a word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'relative pronoun'
pronoun that introduces a relative clause. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The Spanish translation of 'I will have' is 'teneré'. Correction: The verb 'tener' is irregular in the inflectional future. The Spanish translation of 'I will have' is 'tendré'.
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