Starter quiz
- Match the Spanish and English.
- bajo⇔short ✓
- comprar⇔to buy, buying ✓
- jefe⇔boss ✓
- amigo⇔friend ✓
- solamente⇔only ✓
- sobre todo⇔especially ✓
- Match the Spanish and English.
- imaginación⇔imagination ✓
- signo⇔sign ✓
- por supuesto⇔of course ✓
- belleza⇔beauty ✓
- mundial⇔global ✓
- sombra⇔shade, shadow ✓
- Which verb is in the simple present?
- aprender
- aprendo ✓
- aprendí
- aprenderé
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- Which verbs are in the inflectional future?
- compraré ✓
- alquilé
- podrá ✓
- preparas
- salva
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- Which verb tense is not present in this sentence? 'Normalmente olvido mis gafas pero ayer olvidé mi teléfono.'
- simple present
- preterite
- inflectional future ✓
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- 'Compré un vestido y my hermana comprará unos pantalones.' Choose the correct translation.
- I bought a dress and my sister bought some trousers.
- I bought a dress and my sister will buy some trousers. ✓
- I will buy a dress and my sister bought some trousers.
- I will buy a dress and my sister will buy some trousers.
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Exit quiz
- What is the verb tense of 'prepararé'?
- simple present
- preterite
- inflectional future ✓
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- Which verb tense is present in this sentence? 'Mi madre fue a Italia y alquiló un piso en Roma.'
- simple present
- preterite ✓
- inflectional future
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- 'Mi madre fue a Italia y alquiló un piso en Roma.' Choose the correct translation.
- My mum went to Italy and rented a flat in Rome. ✓
- My mum goes to Italy and rents a flat in Rome.
- My mum will go to Italy and will rent a flat in Rome.
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- What does E stand for in the extended writing acronym BORDER?
- explain
- evidence
- extend ✓
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- Andeep has written an answer to this bullet point '-what you normally do in the holidays'. Match the parts of his answer to the BORDER acronym.
- B⇔Suelo jugar en el parque con mis amigos. ✓
- O⇔Me gusta jugar al baloncesto ✓
- R⇔porque es divertido. ✓
- D⇔Mi hermano ... prefiere jugar a los videojuegos. ✓
- E⇔que odia los deportes ✓
- R⇔Review for relevance and accuracy. ✓
- Which relative clause is the most appropriate way to extend this sentence? 'Mi madre, ______, piensa que los deberes son importantes.'
- que escucha música pop
- que hace mucho ejercicio
- que es profesora de ciencias ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- It is important to establish the tense of Spanish verbs in order to accurately translate them into English.
- When producing extended writing, you must establish the time frame of bullet point prompts to plan appropriate answers.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet points.
Common misconception
Any word that ends in -é is in the preterite tense.
Some words that end in -é are in the inflectional future. In this case, the -é ending is added to the infinitive - 'trabajaré' (I will work) - rather than the stem, as in the preterite - 'trabajé' (I worked).
Keywords
Tense - form of a verb that expresses time (past, present, future)
Border - acronym for extended writing
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