KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions
Travel and tourism: nuevas experiencias
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Your learning goal
I can use -er and -ir verbs with question words to carry out an interview about leaving a country.
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Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions: 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.
What you’ll learn
I can use -er and -ir verbs with question words to carry out an interview about leaving a country.
Key learning points
- The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are prononced as in 'casa', 'comer' and 'escuchar'.
- The sounds [ce] and [ci] are pronounced as in 'doce' and 'cinco'.
- Regular -er/-ir verbs: 2nd and 3rd singular persons in the preterite tense (iste & -ió).
- Form questions in the preterite tense for singular persons. Remember prepositions are placed at the beginning.
Words to know
- preterite
- a tense used for events completed in the past
- preposition
- a type of word often used to express direction, time or location
Common mistakes
Word order in questions is the same in Spanish and English.
Prepositions appear at the start of Spanish questions. They usually appear at the end of English questions.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Option 1 of tasks B1, B2, C1 and C3 focuses on higher tier content. C2 also offers stretch and challenge. Teachers may wish to use or omit these slides depending on the group.