Year 11 - Spanish
Futuros cambios personales: conversation practice
People and lifestyle: influencias
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Unit Summary
This unit furthers pupils' knowledge of the subjunctive. Pupils learn singular subjunctive forms of 'ir' and 'venir', and use the subjunctive after verbs of emotion and 'para que'. Pupils refresh and learn new impersonal verbs, and are introduced to adjectival phrases with 'lo' and an adjective.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the subjunctive after 'cuando' to talk about your and other people's personal future changes.
Key Notes
- The subjunctive mood expresses actions which are uncertain, wished for, or that have not yet happened.
- The subjunctive forms of 'ser' and 'tener' are: 'sea', 'seas', 'sea'; 'tenga', 'tengas', 'tenga'.
- When forming a 'when/if' sentence with 'cuando' the structure is generally 'cuando' + subjunctive + inflectional future.
- In conversation, develop answers by adding opinions, reasons, examples/extra details and different time frames.
Vocabulary To Learn
- subjunctive: verb form that indicates actions which are uncertain, wished for, or that have not yet happened
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- After 'cuando' I always need the subjunctive forms 'tenga', 'tengas', 'tenga' to mean 'I have', 'you have', 'she, he, it has'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The subjunctive mood expresses actions which are uncertain, wished for, or that have not yet happened. The subjunctive forms of 'ser' and 'tener' are: 'sea', 'seas', 'sea'; 'tenga', 'tengas', 'tenga'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'subjunctive'
verb form that indicates actions which are uncertain, wished for, or that have not yet happened. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: After 'cuando' I always need the subjunctive forms 'tenga', 'tengas', 'tenga' to mean 'I have', 'you have', 'she, he, it has'. Correction: After 'cuando' we use the subjunctive forms only when the action is not yet real, or is uncertain. When the action happens regularly, we use the indicative forms 'tengo', 'tienes', 'tiene'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¿Qué es importante para construir un futuro mejor? Conversation practice Study Guide
- Construir un futuro mejor: subjunctive after 'es importante que' Study Guide
- Construir un futuro mejor: subjunctive after wishing Study Guide
- Cuando sea mayor: develop listening, practise transcription Study Guide
- Futuros cambios personales: inflectional future, subjunctive mood after 'cuando' Study Guide
- Pequeños cambios de dieta: singular affirmative commands Study Guide
- Una comida española: subjunctive after commands and requests Study Guide
- Una vida sana: extended writing Study Guide
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