Talking about how and where you are and were

Talking about how and where you are and were

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will contrast the singular forms of 'estar' and 'ser' in the present and imperfect forms to describe how and where you are and were.

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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.
Estamos means "we are" but están means
I am
Correct answer: they are
you are (singular)
Q4.
We are translating this scene into Russian =
Correct answer: Estamos traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Están traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Estoy traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Q5.
The actors are arguing in French =
Los actores estamos discutiendo en francés.
Correct answer: Los actores están discutiendo en francés.
Los actores están discutiendo en ruso.
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.
demasiado
few
Correct answer: too much
very
Q8.
bastante
barely
even
Correct answer: quite, enough
Q9.
mucho
Correct answer: a lot
few
very
Q10.
muy
enough
much
Correct answer: very
Q11.
poco
Correct answer: few, little
much
quite

11 Questions

Q1.
"Ahora" and "antes" mean...
masculine/feminine
Correct answer: now/then
singular/plural
Q2.
To say where s/he was in Spanish, use
era
está
Correct answer: estaba
Q3.
Use the imperfect of SER/ESTAR to mean was or ...
is going to be
Correct answer: used to be
what things might be like
Q4.
Estabas en la ciudad means
He/she/it was in the town
I was in the town
Correct answer: You were in the town
Q5.
My teacher was there to teach a lesson is:
Mi profesor(a) está allí para enseñar una clase
Correct answer: Mi profesor(a) estaba allí para enseñar una clase
Mi profesor(a) estaba aquí para hacer una clase
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.
ya no
I don't
Correct answer: no longer
unfortunately
Q8.
ya
Correct answer: already, still
if
nobody
Q9.
tampoco
also
never
Correct answer: nor, neither
Q10.
nadie
never
Correct answer: nobody
nothing
Q11.
por eso
despite
Correct answer: for this reason
nevertheless

Lesson appears in

UnitSpanish / Year 9 Unit 6

Spanish