KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Las redes sociales: past, present, future, conversation (AQA)
Communication and the world around us: Repaso - la vida diaria y en línea
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Your learning goal
I can produce developed answers to conversation questions on the theme of technology in past, present and future time frames.
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Las redes sociales: past, present, future, conversation (AQA): 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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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can produce developed answers to conversation questions on the theme of technology in past, present and future time frames.
Key learning points
- The simple present is used to express habitual events in the present.
- The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
- ‘Ir a + infinitive’ is used to say what is going to happen.
- A verb clause is a piece of information containing a verb.
- A well developed or extended response in a conversation has at least three verb clauses.
Words to know
- simple present
- verb tense used to express habitual events in the present e.g. 'I do'
- preterite
- verb tense used to express completed actions in the past e.g. 'I did'
- ir a + infinitive
- 2-verb structure meaning ‘going to + infinitive'
- verb clause
- a piece of information containing a verb
Common mistakes
Like in a role-play, I should keep my answers short and concise in a conversation.
Conversation answers should be developed and extended with at least three verb clauses.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If it's not possible to arrange students in a circle for task B2, the same format can be achieved by having rows of chairs facing together.

