Year 10 - Spanish
¿Qué tipo de viaje harás? Irregular inflectional future stems 'dir-', 'saldr-'
Travel and tourism: nuevos lugares
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
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 use regular and irregular verbs in the inflectional future to talk about a trip.
Key Notes
- A small number of verbs are irregular in the inflectional future and have irregular future stems.
- 'Decir', 'poner' and 'salir' have irregular stems in the inflectional future.
- In the inflectional future, the endings are added to the infinitive and they are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
- The endings for the singular persons of the inflectional future are: -é (I), -ás (you) and -á (she, he, it).
- The endings for the plural persons of the inflectional future are: -emos (we), -éis (you all) and -án (they).
Vocabulary To Learn
- inflectional future: verb tense used to express what will happen
- 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
- In the inflectional future with all verbs, the endings are added to the infinitive and they are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
A small number of verbs are irregular in the inflectional future and have irregular future stems. 'Decir', 'poner' and 'salir' have irregular stems in the inflectional future.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'inflectional future'
verb tense used to express what will happen. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: In the inflectional future with all verbs, the endings are added to the infinitive and they are the same for -ar, -er and -ir verbs. Correction: A small number of verbs are irregular in the inflectional future and have irregular future stems.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Barcelona: 'desde', 'desde hace' vs 'hace', phrases with 'llevar' 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
Browse all guides in the Year 10 Spanish guide library.