Starter quiz
- Match the Spanish with the English.
- causar⇔to cause, causing ✓
- el pasatiempo⇔hobby, leisure activity ✓
- el puente⇔bridge ✓
- cuarto⇔fourth ✓
- quinto⇔fifth ✓
- la calidad⇔quality ✓
- Select all the propositions.
- con ✓
- de ✓
- hoy
- allí
- para ✓
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- How do you say 'for the club?
- 'para el club' ✓
- Put the forms of 'ir' in the following order: I go, you go, she goes, we go, you all go, they go.
- 1⇔voy
- 2⇔vas
- 3⇔va
- 4⇔vamos
- 5⇔vais
- 6⇔van
- Select the appropriate words to complete the sentence: Remember we can use ___ to talk about routines and to talk about the ___ when we use ir + ___ + ___ .
- ir ✓
- de
- a ✓
- infinitive ✓
- future ✓
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- Translate: 'We're going to watch a comedy'.
- 'Vamos a ver una comedia.' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the Spanish with the appropriate English translation.
- la asociación⇔association ✓
- el pelo⇔hair ✓
- pegar⇔to stick, sticking ✓
- al aire libre⇔outdoors ✓
- el gusto⇔taste ✓
- quemar⇔to burn, burning ✓
- Select all the possible translations for the word 'para'.
- to ✓
- without
- in order to ✓
- for ✓
- of ✓
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- Put the words in order to complete the sentence. ___ estar en forma, es importante no salir de casa por la mañana ___ comer algo.
- 1⇔Para
- 2⇔sin
- Select the verbs that could follow in, para, después de and antes de.
- andar ✓
- colgar ✓
- expresando
- entiendo
- introducir ✓
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- Using a variety of ______ is an easy way to give more details and develop your sentences.
- subjects ✓
- articles
- prepositions
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- Select the infinitive clauses.
- para poder tomar leche ✓
- después de ver los monumentos ✓
- antes del concurso de talento
- sin red
- sin llevar
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Key learning points
- When followed by a noun, 'para' translates as 'for' or 'to'; when followed by an infinitive, it means '(in order) to'.
- Sin (without) can also be followed by nouns or an infinitive, with the meaning 'without -ing'.
- 'Antes de + infinitive' means 'before + -ing' and 'después de + infinitive' means 'after + -ing'.
- Infinitive clauses help you create longer sentences and extend your writing.
- Using a variety of subjects is an easy way to give more detail and develop your sentences.
Common misconception
Adverbs 'antes de' and 'después de' and the preposition 'sin' are always followed by a gerund (-ing) in Spanish, the same as in English.
Adverbs 'antes de' and 'después de' and the preposition 'sin' are always followed by an infinitive in Spanish, unlinke English that uses a gerund (-ing).
Keywords
Para - preposition meaning 'to', 'for' + noun or 'in order to' + infinitive
Sin - preposition meaning 'without' + noun and 'without + -ing' when followed by an infinitive
Antes de - adverb (+ infinitive) meaning 'before (+ -ing)'
Después de - adverb (+ infinitive) meaning 'after (+ -ing)'
Infinitive clause - phrase with an infinitive verb that adds information about the main clause
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