Talking about what you did on holiday (Part 1/3)

Talking about what you did on holiday (Part 1/3)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the preterite with -ar verbs in the context of holidays in order to be able to talk about what you, and others do on holidays.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about what you did on holiday
  3. Grammar: Past (preterite) tense: AR, ER, IR regular; HACER, IR, SER, TENER

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13 Questions

Q1.
We use ____________ before gustar-type verbs when referring to ‘I’.
Correct answer: Me
Te
Yo
Q2.
Preferir / odiar / opinar work like other verbs you know and end in ____ when referring to I.
-amos
-as
Correct answer: -o
Q3.
‘A’ before the person tells us is a gustar-type verb.
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
I prefer translates into Spanish as...
prefiere
prefieres
Correct answer: prefiero
Q5.
'Por eso’ means...
because
Correct answer: for that reason
however
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.
para
Correct answer: for, in order to
from, away from
of, because of
Q8.
Correct answer: me
mine
my
Q9.
otro
except
Correct answer: other
same
Q10.
ya que
but
Correct answer: given that
in spite of
Q11.
muy
a lot
more
Correct answer: very
Q12.
querer
to like
to love
Correct answer: to want
Q13.
importante
Correct answer: important
insignificant
unimportant

13 Questions

Q1.
The preterite is a past tense.
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
In the preterite, to mean ‘I ’with an –ar verb, remove –ar and add –é to the stem.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
‘-amos’ is the ending for the 1st person plural (‘we’).
False
Correct answer: True
Q4.
'nadó' means 'he swam',
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
Accents can never fully change the meaning of the verb.
Correct answer: False
True
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.
por
around, in between
Correct answer: by, for, through
please
Q8.
llegar
Correct answer: to arrive
to leave
to stay
Q9.
hablar
to learn
to listen
Correct answer: to speak
Q10.
mejor
Correct answer: best, better
major
worse, worst
Q11.
llamar
to arrive
Correct answer: to call
to leave
Q12.
bastante
not very
Correct answer: quite
too much
Q13.
peor
better, best
poor
Correct answer: worse, worst

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UnitSpanish / Holidays and travel

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