KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
El mundo ha cambiado: perfect tense, picture task (Edexcel)
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Your learning goal
I can use the perfect tense and confidently describe photos in Spanish.
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El mundo ha cambiado: perfect tense, picture task (Edexcel): slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use the perfect tense and confidently describe photos in Spanish.
Key learning points
- To conjugate singular forms of the perfect tense, use 'he', 'has' or 'ha' (from 'haber') + past participle.
- To form the past participle of regular -ar verbs, remove the -ar and add -ado.
- To form the past participle of regular -er/ir verbs, remove the -er/ir and add -ido.
- Common irregular past participles include: hecho, visto, escrito, puesto, muerto, vuelto, cubierto, dicho, roto.
- Use the PALM acronym to structure photo descriptions.
Words to know
- perfect tense
- verb tense used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I have listened', 'you have bought'
- past participle
- form of a verb used to form the perfect tense, e.g. 'listened', 'bought'
- PALM
- acronym for photo description (people and objects, action, location, mood)
Common mistakes
In Spanish, the auxiliary verb 'he' sounds like the English 'he'.
In Spanish, the auxiliary verb 'he' sounds different to the English 'he'. It has a silent 'h' and 'e' is pronounced as in 'elefante'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning Cycle 1 contains a mixture of Foundation and Higher tier vocabulary, but can be adapted to suit the tier of your class.