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Year 11 - Spanish

Los derechos humanos: perfect tense, conversation (AQA)

Communication and the world around us: Repaso - perspectivas internacionales

Unit Summary

In this revision unit, pupils focus on the present perfect tense. They use all persons of 'haber' with stems of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, and also revise irregular past participles.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the perfect tense and produce developed answers in a conversation about the environment and social issues.

Key Notes

  • To conjugate the perfect tense, use the verb 'haber' + past participle.
  • To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
  • To form the past participle of regular -er/ir verbs, remove the -er/ir and add -ido.
  • A well-developed conversation answer contains three verb clauses.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • perfect tense: verb tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'you have bought'
  • verb clause: a piece of information that contains a subject and a verb

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • I should keep my answers short in a conversation and avoid extending my sentences.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

To conjugate the perfect tense, use the verb 'haber' + past participle. To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'perfect tense'

verb tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'you have bought'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: I should keep my answers short in a conversation and avoid extending my sentences. Correction: In a conversation, you should extend and develop your sentences to include at least three verb clauses.

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