Tradiciones y costumbres de Navidad: present tense | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the Spanish and English.

biblioteca

⇔

library ✓

concurso

⇔

competition, quiz ✓

instalación

⇔

facility ✓

un montón

⇔

a lot ✓

marca

⇔

brand ✓

salón

⇔

living room ✓
What does the simple present tense communicate?

completed actions in the past

habitual events and repeated actions in the present ✓

what used to happen over a long period of time

events that are going to happen

habitual events and repeated actions in the past
What is the correct translation of 'arreglan'?

I tidy

you tidy

she, he, it tidies

we tidy

they tidy ✓
'My brother eats a cheese sandwich'. What is the missing verb? Mi hermano ______ un bocadillo de queso.

como

comes

come ✓

comemos

comen
'Abrir' means 'to open, opening'. What is 'we open' in Spanish?

'abrimos' ✓
Match the irregular verbs in the simple present.

voy

⇔

I go ✓

hago

⇔

I do, make ✓

tengo

⇔

I have ✓

estoy

⇔

I am (location, state) ✓

soy

⇔

I am (general traits) ✓

pongo

⇔

I put ✓

Exit quiz

Match the Spanish and English.

Nochebuena

⇔

Christmas Eve ✓

Nochevieja

⇔

New Year's Eve ✓

Reyes Magos

⇔

Three Kings, Wise Men ✓

siesta

⇔

afternoon nap ✓

uva

⇔

grape ✓

solamente

⇔

only ✓
What helps to store words in the long-term memory?

learning a word once in a lesson

regularly revisiting previously learnt words ✓

seeing and using words in a range of contexts ✓
Throwing ______ into the street is a popular New Year's tradition in Cuba.

money

water ✓

old clothes

grapes
Which verbs are in the simple present?

abrimos ✓

preparé

descanso ✓

escuchó

hablaba
In what order do the simple present verbs appear in this passage? La Nochevieja __________ con mi familia. Mis abuelos __________ la comida y yo __________ en la cocina. El Dia de Navidad __________.

1

⇔

ceno

2

⇔

preparan

3

⇔

ayudo

4

⇔

descansamos

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Key learning points

It is important to revisit prior learning to strengthen long-term memory.
The simple present expresses habitual events and repeated actions in the present.
We use the simple present to describe and compare annual traditions and customs in the Spanish-speaking world.

Common misconception

Once you've learnt a word once, it will stay in your memory forever.

If you learn a word once and don't revisit it, it is unlikely to stay in your long-term memory. It is important to revisit prior learning regularly to retain knowledge in the long-term memory.

Keywords

Simple present - verb tense that expresses habitual events and repeated actions in the present