Starter quiz
- Match the Spanish with the correct English translation.
- fuerte⇔strong ✓
- las gafas⇔glasses ✓
- convencer⇔to convince, convincing ✓
- gratis⇔free ✓
- de acuerdo⇔of course ✓
- la esquina⇔corner ✓
- We use estar for ...
- location ✓
- permanent traits
- mood ✓
- ongoing actions (present continuous) ✓
- temporary states ✓
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- To form the present participle of -er/-ir verbs in Spanish, we remove -er/-ir and add ...
- -ando
- -endo
- -iendo ✓
- -indo
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- What's the present participle of 'leer'?
- leer
- leyendo ✓
- leo
- leído
- leiendo
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- Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'estar': '¿______ saltando? (Are you jumping?).
- está
- estás ✓
- están
- estoy
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- Complete the sentence with the correct present participle: '¿Estás ______ español?' (Are you learning Spanish?).
- 'aprendiendo' ✓
Exit quiz
- Peñas are important in Spanish culture because ...
- they help bring people together ✓
- they can make political decisions
- they help people learn about the local traditions ✓
- they help organise activities for the community ✓
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- Match the different plural persons of 'estar' with their correct translation.
- estamos⇔we are ✓
- están⇔they are ✓
- estáis⇔you all are ✓
- Select the correct words and phrases to translate 'they are continuing with the tradition'.
- están ✓
- continuando con ✓
- estáis
- continuar con
- la tradición ✓
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- Translate the sentence: 'We are looking for the exit'.
- 'Estamos buscando la salida.' ✓
- Match the phrases to the type of description.
- Están felices.⇔M - mood ✓
- Están arreglando el escenario.⇔A - action ✓
- Están en una celebración.⇔L - location ✓
- Hay dos personas.⇔P - people ✓
- Match the Spanish with the appropriate English translation.
- encender⇔to turn on, turning on ✓
- traigo⇔I bring ✓
- perezosa⇔lazy (f) ✓
- castaña⇔chestnut brown (f) ✓
- la tarjeta⇔card ✓
- en este momento⇔right now ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Words with stress on the last syllable have a written accent if the last letter is an n, an s or a vowel.
- 'Estar' in present tense, plural persons has the forms 'estamos', 'estáis' and 'están'.
- Estar + present participle of -ar & -er / -ir (-ando, -iendo) is used to talk about ongoing events.
- Peñas are associations of people who gather together to celebrate local costumes and traditions.
- When describing a photo include description of: people, action, location and mood.
Common misconception
You are (singular) and you are (plural) are translated the same in Spanish: estás.
To say ‘you are’ (singular), we say 'estás'; To say ‘you are’ (plural), we say 'estáis'.
Keywords
Estamos - 1st person plural of the verb ‘to be, being’ used for location, states and moods
Estáis - 2nd person plural of the verb ‘to be, being’ used for location, states and moods
Están - 3rd person plural of the verb ‘to be, being’ used for location, states and moods
Present participle - verb form that forms the present continuous, together with the auxiliary verb 'estar'
Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
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