KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Entre amigos: present and imperfect continuous, extended writing (Edexcel)
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Your learning goal
I can complete exam-style writing tasks on the topics of friends, family and festivals.
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Entre amigos: present and imperfect continuous, extended writing (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 complete exam-style writing tasks on the topics of friends, family and festivals.
Key learning points
- To form the present continuous, use the present tense of 'estar' followed by the present participle.
- To form the imperfect continuous, use the imperfect tense of 'estar' followed by the present participle.
- To form the present participle of -ar and -er/ir verbs, remove the infinitive ending and add -ando or -iendo.
- Some verbs have spelling changes in the present participle e.g. 'construyendo', 'leyendo', 'pidiendo'.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point with writing prompts.
Words to know
- present continuous
- verb tense used to describe actions happening right now, e.g. 'I am doing'
- imperfect continuous
- verb tense used to describe ongoing actions in the past, e.g. 'I was doing'
- BORDER
- acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common mistakes
The present participle of 'leer' is 'leiendo'.
As the stem of 'leer' ends in a vowel, it has a spelling change in the present participle, forming 'leyendo'. This is the same with other verbs with a stem ending in a vowel e.g. 'construyendo' from the verb 'construir'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task A1 vocabulary can be easily adapted for the needs of your students.