Year 9

Talking about activities right now (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Talking about activities right now (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will contrast the use of the present continuous with -er/-ir verbs with the use of modal verbs followed by an infinitive. The context is film.

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11 Questions

Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
future tense
Correct answer: present continuous tense
preterite tense
Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............
future tense
past participle
Correct answer: present participle
Q3.
To make the present participle for ER/IR verbs, remove ER/IR and add.....
ando
ER/IE
Correct answer: iendo
Q4.
We are writing a film
Está escribiendo una película.
Correct answer: Estamos escribiendo una película.
Estoy escribiendo una película.
Q5.
We want to direct a film
Correct answer: Queremos dirigir una película
Quieren dirigir una película
Quiero dirigir una película
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
mucho
Correct answer: a lot
few
very
Q8.
bastante
barely
even
Correct answer: quite, enough
Q9.
demasiado
few
Correct answer: too much
very
Q10.
muy
enough
much
Correct answer: very
Q11.
poco
Correct answer: few, little
much
quite

11 Questions

Q1.
To say what you are doing right now in Spanish, use the:
future tense
Correct answer: present continuous tense
preterite tense
Q2.
Use the present of "estar" and a...............
future tense
past participle
Correct answer: present participle
Q3.
Estamos means "we are" but están means
I am
Correct answer: they are
you are (singular)
Q4.
We are translating this scene into Russian =
Correct answer: Estamos traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Están traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Estoy traduciendo esta escena al ruso.
Q5.
The actors are arguing in French =
Los actores estamos discutiendo en francés.
Correct answer: Los actores están discutiendo en francés.
Los actores están discutiendo en ruso.
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
demasiado
few
Correct answer: too much
very
Q8.
bastante
barely
even
Correct answer: quite, enough
Q9.
mucho
Correct answer: a lot
few
very
Q10.
muy
enough
much
Correct answer: very
Q11.
poco
Correct answer: few, little
much
quite