verb ‘to be, being’ used for location, states and moods and as an auxiliary verb in the present continuous

word that describes a verb or an adjective

describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'

verb form that forms the present continuous, together with the auxiliary verb 'estar'

leyendo task A1 -1

festival  task A1 -2

oi task A1 -3

Task B2

message 1 task C2 -1

message 2 task C2 -2

El día de Muertos: estar + present participle, adverbs of position

Spanish

This unit introduces the affirmative imperative of second person singular -ar, -er and -ir verbs. Pupils revisit 'ser' and 'estar', the present tense with simple and continuous functions, and the present continuous. Pupils learn spelling changes for the present participle where stems end in a vowel.

Popular culture: la cultura popular y tradicional

Which words have the same sound as [ll] in llave?

Which word is missing in this sentence? 'La foto está encima {{}} banco'.

Which words are used in the question 'Are you listening to music?' in Spanish?

Match the verb with the correct description.

Match the Spanish words with the correct English translations.

Choose the examples of present participles. 

'El Día de los Muertos' is a celebration originally from ...

Match the adverbs with their correct translation.

Choose the correct form of estar to complete the sentence: 'La carretera {{}} lejos del centro de la ciudad'. 

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

El día de Muertos: estar + present participle, adverbs of position

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.