Talking about activities right now (Part 1/2)

Talking about activities right now (Part 1/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will focus on the use of -er/-ir verbs in the present continuous tense, using singular persons. The context is film.

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11 Questions

Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
future tense
Correct answer: present continuous tense
preterite tense
Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............
future tense
past participle
Correct answer: present participle
Q3.
"esta" means "this" but "está" means
Correct answer: he/she is
I am
we are
Q4.
"estas" means "these" but "estás" means.....
he/she is
I am
Correct answer: you are
Q5.
You are dancing very well in these boots =
Está bailando muy bien en estas botas.
Correct answer: Estás bailando muy bien en estas botas.
Estoy bailando muy bien en estas botas.
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. 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.
ni
no
nobody
Correct answer: nor, not even
Q8.
ahora
here
Correct answer: now
then
Q9.
nada
nobody
Correct answer: nothing
nowhere
Q10.
antes
Correct answer: before
between
later
Q11.
porque
Correct answer: because
where
why

11 Questions

Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
future tense
Correct answer: present continuous tense
preterite tense
Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............
future tense
past participle
Correct answer: present participle
Q3.
To make the present participle for ER/IR verbs, remove ER/IR and add.....
ando
ER/IE
Correct answer: iendo
Q4.
We are writing a film
Está escribiendo una película.
Correct answer: Estamos escribiendo una película.
Estoy escribiendo una película.
Q5.
We want to direct a film
Correct answer: Queremos dirigir una película
Quieren dirigir una película
Quiero dirigir una película
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. 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.
mucho
Correct answer: a lot
few
very
Q8.
bastante
barely
even
Correct answer: quite, enough
Q9.
demasiado
few
Correct answer: too much
very
Q10.
muy
enough
much
Correct answer: very
Q11.
poco
Correct answer: few, little
much
quite

Lesson appears in

UnitSpanish / Year 9 Unit 6

Spanish