KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Experiencias de racismo: stem-change present verbs e--> ie, o --> ue
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Your learning goal
I can use e>ie and o>ue stem-changing verbs in the context of people's experiences of racism in Mexico.
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I can use e>ie and o>ue stem-changing verbs in the context of people's experiences of racism in Mexico.
Key learning points
- Some verbs with ‘e’ in the stem (e.g. pensar) change to ‘ie’ for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6.
- Some verbs with ‘o’ in the stem (e.g. volver) change to ‘ue’ for persons 1, 2, 3 and 6.
- 'Ninguna' means 'no, not … any' (before a feminine singular noun).
- 'Ningún' means 'no, not … any' (before a masculine singular noun).
- ‘Ni’ (neither, nor), ‘ya no’ (not any more) and ‘sino’ (but) are useful negatives in Spanish.
Words to know
- stem
- part of the verb that is present in all forms
- stem-changing verb
- verb that has a spelling change in the stem for some grammatical persons
- negative
- word that negates the meaning of other words and clauses
- ninguna
- no, not … any (before a feminine singular noun)
- ningún
- no, not … any (before a masculine singular noun)
Common mistakes
The masculine singular form of 'ninguna' is 'ninguno'.
When used as an adjective, the masculine singular form of 'ninguna' is 'ningún'. The word 'ninguno' does, however, exist as a pronoun.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning Cycle 4 and Exit Quiz Q6 are for Higher Tier students. As the sentences written by students may vary in Task D, you could consider live marking. Circulate to check and annotate students' work in real time. This will enable you to give independent feedback to most, if not all, students.