Starter quiz
- Match the Spanish and English.
- el patio⇔playground ✓
- el recreo⇔break (school) ✓
- el barco⇔boat ✓
- el barrio⇔neighbourhood ✓
- el país⇔country ✓
- la isla⇔island ✓
- Match the Spanish and English.
- ser⇔to be, being for general traits ✓
- ir⇔to go, going ✓
- soy⇔I am ✓
- voy⇔I go ✓
- To which verb tense do 'fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue' belong?
- present
- preterite ✓
- imperfect
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- What are the possible meanings of 'fuiste'?
- I was
- I went
- you were ✓
- you went ✓
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- Complete the sentence to say 'I went to buy chips': ______ a comprar patatas fritas.
- fui ✓
- fuiste
- fue
- ir
- voy
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- Complete the sentence using the correct form of 'ser' in the preterite tense. ¡Nuestro intercambio escolar ______ genial! (our school exchange was great!).
- 'fue' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the Spanish and English.
- el cliente⇔client ✓
- el recuerdo⇔memory ✓
- los padres⇔parents ✓
- familiar⇔relating to family ✓
- viejo⇔longstanding ✓
- fuerte⇔strong ✓
- A diphthong is the sound created by the combination of two ______ in the same syllable.
- 'vowels' ✓
- Which Spanish words contain diphthongs?
- paciente (patient) ✓
- diferencia (difference) ✓
- triste (sad)
- histórico (historical)
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- Match the preterite forms of 'ser' and 'ir'.
- fuimos⇔we were, we went ✓
- fuisteis⇔you (pl) were, you (pl) went ✓
- fueron⇔they were, they went ✓
- What is the meaning of 'fuimos' in this sentence? Fuimos los peores estudiantes de la clase ese año.
- they were
- they went
- we were ✓
- we went
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- Complete the sentence with the correct preterite form of 'ir'. Mis primos ______ a buscar trabajo en Francia (my cousins went to find work in France).
- 'fueron' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In Spanish, it is important to differentiate between vowel sounds in a diphthong.
- The verbs ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ have the same preterite tense conjugations.
- The singular preterite tense forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ are ‘fui’, ‘fuiste’ and ‘fue’.
- The plural preterite tense forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ are ‘fuimos’, ‘fuisteis’ and ‘fueron’.
- Preterite tense of ‘ser’ can be used to describe completed events or situations in the past.
Common misconception
The only translation of 'fuimos' is 'we went'.
'fuimos' can mean 'we went' or 'we were' depending on the context. The verbs 'ser' and 'ir' are identical in the preterite tense.
Keywords
Diphthong - sound created by two vowels together in the same syllable
Ser - verb meaning to be, being for general traits
Ir - verb meaning to go, going
Preterite - verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past
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