Talking about now and then
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- In this lesson, we will contrast the singular forms of 'estar', 'ser', 'tener' and 'haber' in the present and imperfect forms.
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11 Questions
Q1.
"Ahora" and "antes" mean...
masculine/feminine
singular/plural
Q2.
To say where s/he was in Spanish, use
era
está
Q3.
Use the imperfect of SER/ESTAR to mean was or ...
is going 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
Q5.
My teacher was there to teach a lesson is:
Mi profesor(a) está 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
unfortunately
Q8.
ya
if
nobody
Q9.
tampoco
also
never
Q10.
nadie
never
nothing
Q11.
por eso
despite
nevertheless
11 Questions
Q1.
Use the imperfect of SER/ESTAR to mean was or ...
is going to be
what things might be like
Q2.
Use 'tenía' to mean...
might have
will have
Q3.
Use.........to mean 'there was/there were'
hay
no había
Q4.
I was in the city to show the church to my grandad:
Estabas en la ciudad para enseñar la iglesia a mi abuelo
Estoy en la ciudad para enseñar la iglesia a mi abuelo
Q5.
Were you at the coast to go for a walk? → Spanish =
¿Estaba en la costa para dar un paseo?
¿Estabas en la costa para hacer la entrevista?
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
if
nobody
Q8.
ya no
I don't
unfortunately
Q9.
tampoco
also
never
Q10.
nadie
never
nothing
Q11.
por eso
despite
nevertheless