KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Una historia de inmigración: 'ser' and 'ir' preterite
My personal world: la migración y la identidad nacional
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Your learning goal
I can use plural forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ in the preterite tense in the context of stories of immigration.
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I can use plural forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ in the preterite tense in the context of stories of immigration.
Key learning points
- In Spanish, it is important to differentiate between vowel sounds in a diphthong.
- The verbs ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ have the same preterite tense conjugations.
- The singular preterite tense forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ are ‘fui’, ‘fuiste’ and ‘fue’.
- The plural preterite tense forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ are ‘fuimos’, ‘fuisteis’ and ‘fueron’.
- Preterite tense of ‘ser’ can be used to describe completed events or situations in the past.
Words to know
- diphthong
- sound created by two vowels together in the same syllable
- ser
- verb meaning to be, being for general traits
- ir
- verb meaning to go, going
- preterite
- verb tense used to talk about something completed in the past
Common mistakes
The only translation of 'fuimos' is 'we went'.
'fuimos' can mean 'we went' or 'we were' depending on the context. The verbs 'ser' and 'ir' are identical in the preterite tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- You may need to repeat the sentences in Task A1 at a slower pace depending on the needs of your class. You could consider using mini whiteboards for Task B1 to assess for whole-class learning.