Describing school facilities (Part 3/3)
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- In this lesson, we will deepen our knowledge of Spanish verbs by looking at the imperfect tense, making comparisons with the present tense.
- Purpose of language use: Describe your school
- Grammar: Present tense vs Past (imperfect) Negation
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13 Questions
Q1.
We use the imperfect tense to describe:
a one-off action in the past-
something you often do in the present.
Q2.
The imperfect tense is generally translated into English by using the construction:
meant to
tried to
Q3.
What are the 2 main endings the imperfect tense uses in Spanish?
'aba' for -er verbs and 'ía' for -ar/-ir verbs.
'aba' for -ir verbs and 'ía' for -ar/-er verbs.
Q4.
To talk about more than one thing or person, we need to add the letter '___' at the end of the imperfect.
es
s
Q5.
In today's lesson, you have learned 2 irregular imperfect tenses: era(n) and había. What do they mean?
Era(n) = he/she/it used to be (they) used to be/ había = there used to have.
Era(n) = he/she/it used to have (they) used to be/ había = there used to be.
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
hacer
to be
to like
Q8.
hago
I am
I have
Q9.
hace
eats
has
Q10.
yo
he
my
Q11.
vez
fish
voice
Q12.
siempre
often
sometimes
Q13.
a menudo
always
sometimes