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Free time: what people do

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I can talk about what I and others do together in their free time using the irregular verbs 'dar' and 'querer'.

I can decide when '-ción' words need a written accent.

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Free time: what people do

Learning outcomes

I can talk about what I and others do together in their free time using the irregular verbs 'dar' and 'querer'.

I can decide when '-ción' words need a written accent.

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Key learning points

  1. The suffix '-tion' at the end of an English word is often '-ción' in Spanish; all '-ción' words are feminine.
  2. '-ción' words lose the accent in the plural form; this is because the stress now falls on the penultimate syllable.
  3. The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving'; its plural 'we' form is 'damos'.
  4. The verb 'querer' means 'to want, wanting'; its plural 'we' form is 'queremos'.

Keywords

  • Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used, e.g. 'educate' → 'education'

  • Irregular verb - a verb that does not follow the regular rules

  • Dar - -ar irregular verb meaning 'to give, giving'

  • Querer - -er irregular verb meaning 'to want, wanting'

Common misconception

All the words ending in '-ción' and '-ciones' must have an accent.

If a word ends in 'n' or 's' and has final syllable stress, it must have an accent, e.g. 'la opción'. However, if a word ending in 'n' or 's' has penultimate syllable stress, it does not need an accent, e.g. 'las opciones'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:querer,to want, wanting
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to want, wanting

Correct Answer:dar,to give, giving
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to give, giving

Correct Answer:compartir,to share, sharing
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to share, sharing

Correct Answer:describir,to describe, describing
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to describe, describing

Correct Answer:elegir,to choose, choosing
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to choose, choosing

Correct Answer:imprimir,to print, printing
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to print, printing

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:diálogo (m),dialogue
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dialogue

Correct Answer:gente (f),people
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people

Correct Answer:contento,happy, content
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happy, content

Correct Answer:ahora,now
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now

Correct Answer:así,like this
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like this

Correct Answer:según,according to
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according to

Q3.
Order the words logically.
1 - primero
2 - segundo
3 - tercero
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I choose my own book'.
1 - elijo
2 - mi
3 - propio
4 - libro
Q5.
Write in English: 'Quiero las entradas'.
Correct Answer: I want the tickets.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I give a gift'.
Correct Answer: Doy un regalo., Yo doy un regalo.

6 Questions

Q1.
The suffix ' ' at the end of an English word is often '-ción' in Spanish.
Correct Answer: tion
Q2.
Which words are spelled correctly?
opcion
Correct answer: intención
Correct answer: traducciones
estaciónes
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:dar,to give, giving
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to give, giving

Correct Answer:doy,I give
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I give

Correct Answer:das,you give
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you give

Correct Answer:damos,we give
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we give

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:querer,to want, wanting
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to want, wanting

Correct Answer:quiero,I want
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I want

Correct Answer:quieres,you want
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you want

Correct Answer:queremos,we want
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we want

Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'You give support'.
Correct Answer: Das apoyo., Tú das apoyo.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'We want encouragement'.
Correct Answer: Queremos ánimo., Nosotros queremos ánimo., Nosotras queremos ánimo.

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