Year 11 - Spanish
Dos directores de cine: perfect tense
Media and technology: Internet y yo
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn how to use pronouns after prepositions, including emphatic use after 'a'. They revisit the syntax of sentences with interesar-type verbs. The unit introduces irregular past participles 'muerto', 'vuelto', 'cubierto', 'dicho', 'roto'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe the works and achievements of two film directors using the perfect tense in Spanish.
Key Notes
- The perfect tense is used to express what has happened.
- To form conjugations of the perfect tense in Spanish, use the verb 'haber' + past participle.
- To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado, and for -er/-ir verbs add -ido.
- Common irregular past participles include 'dicho', 'muerto', 'roto', 'vuelto', 'cubierto' and 'descubierto'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perfect tense: tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'
- past participle: form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'listened', 'bought'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All participles in Spanish end in -ado or -ido.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The perfect tense is used to express what has happened. To form conjugations of the perfect tense in Spanish, use the verb 'haber' + past participle.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'perfect tense'
tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'I have bought'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All participles in Spanish end in -ado or -ido. Correction: Regular verbs do follow this pattern, but irregular ones do not. Some irregular verbs are: 'decir' - 'dicho', 'morir' - 'muerto', 'romper' - 'roto', 'volver' - 'vuelto', 'descubrir' - 'descubierto', 'cubrir' - 'cubierto'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿A quién sigues en redes? Photo card Study Guide
- Internet: 'interesar'-type verbs, pronouns after prepositions Study Guide
- La inteligencia artificial: 'tener' meaning 'be' Study Guide
- La última película que vi: extend writing Study Guide
- Las redes sociales y yo: conversation practice Study Guide
- Una peli de Guillermo del Toro: imperfect and preterite tenses Study Guide
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