Year 10 - Spanish
Barcelona: 'desde', 'desde hace' vs 'hace', phrases with 'llevar'
Travel and tourism: nuevos lugares
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits singular forms of the inflectional future tense, and introduces plural forms. It also introduces further irregular stems. Pupils learn pronouns 'alguno/a/os/as' and 'ninguno/a/os/as', the present tense with 'desde hace', and 'llevar' with a time period and present participle.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand a range of structures to talk about how long you've been doing something.
Key Notes
- Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, and is known for its art and architecture.
- We use 'desde' meaning 'since' with a specific point in time.
- 'Desde hace' means 'for' and it appears together with the present tense to say how long we've been doing something.
- 'Hace' means 'ago' and we use it with the past.
- We use the present tense of 'llevar + time + present participle' to say how long we have been doing something.
Vocabulary To Learn
- desde: since (a point in time)
- desde hace: for (a period of time)
- hace: ago
- llevar+time+present participle: two-verb structure to say how long we have been doing something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I can translate sentences with 'desde hace' word for word.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, and is known for its art and architecture. We use 'desde' meaning 'since' with a specific point in time.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'desde'
since (a point in time). Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I can translate sentences with 'desde hace' word for word. Correction: In Spanish, 'desde hace' appears together with a verbs in the present tense to say how long you've been doing something. We use a different tense in English. 'Vivo aquí desde hace años' - 'I have been living here for years'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿Qué tipo de viaje harás? Irregular inflectional future stems 'dir-', 'saldr-' Study Guide
- De compras en la ciudad: role play, develop listening Study Guide
- De viaje en el futuro: develop understanding and answer questions Study Guide
- Madrid: indefinite pronouns 'alguno', 'ninguno' Study Guide
- Un viaje diferente: higher numbers, plural inflectional future, irregular stems Study Guide
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