KS3 · Spanish · Year 9
Past holidays: singular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, interrogatives
My holidays: -ar, -er, -ir verbs
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Your learning goal
I can use -er and -ir verbs in the preterite to talk and ask about past holidays.
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I can use -er and -ir verbs in the preterite to talk and ask about past holidays.
Key learning points
- The preterite tense is used to express completed actions in the past.
- To conjugate singular forms of the preterite tense for regular -er/-ir verbs, remove -er/-ir and add -í, -iste, -ió.
- Common interrogatives in Spanish are: '¿dónde?', '¿cuándo?', '¿cuánto?', '¿quién?', '¿qué?', '¿por qué?', '¿cómo?'.
Words to know
- preterite
- verb tense used for completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'I bought'
- interrogative
- word used to ask a question
Common mistakes
To say what I did in the past, remove the infinitive ending and add -é.
To say what I did in the past for a regular -ar verb, remove the infinitive ending and add -é. To say what I did in the past for a regular -er or -ir verb, remove the infinitive ending and add -í.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You could add more images of San Sebastián, such as the 'Isla de Santa Clara' referenced on slide 8, to enhance the cultural content of the lesson.