Year 10 - Spanish
Las Hogueras de San Juan: acabar de + infinitive, seguir + present participle
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces idiomatic phrases 'acabar de' with the infinitive, 'seguir' with a present participle, and 'continuar' with a present participle. Pupils revisit third person singular and plural regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives and question words.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'acabar de' + infinitive to say what you have just done and 'seguir' + present participle to say what you am still doing at a festival.
Key Notes
- Use 'acabar de' + infinitive to mean 'to have just done' something.
- 'Seguir' + present participle is a two-verb structure meaning 'to still be doing' something.
- Present participles in Spanish normally end in -ando or -iendo.
- Las Hogueras de San Juan takes place every year on 23rd June in Alicante; it celebrates the arrival of summer.
Vocabulary To Learn
- infinitive: form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense, as it appears in the dictionary
- present participle: present tense verb form; in English this ends in -ing
- acabar de + infinitive: two-verb structure that means 'to have just' + past participle
- seguir + present participle: two-verb structure that means 'to still be' + present participle
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A past participle is used after 'acabar de'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Use 'acabar de' + infinitive to mean 'to have just done' something. 'Seguir' + present participle is a two-verb structure meaning 'to still be doing' something.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'infinitive'
form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense, as it appears in the dictionary. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: A past participle is used after 'acabar de'. Correction: An infinitive is used after 'acabar de'.
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