Una historia de inmigración: 'ser' and 'ir' preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use plural forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ in the preterite tense in the context of stories of immigration.
I can recognise, write and pronounce common diphthongs.
Una historia de inmigración: 'ser' and 'ir' preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use plural forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ in the preterite tense in the context of stories of immigration.
I can recognise, write and pronounce common diphthongs.
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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.
Keywords
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 misconception
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.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
playground
break (school)
boat
neighbourhood
country
island
to be, being for general traits
to go, going
I am
I go
Exit quiz
6 Questions
client
memory
parents
relating to family
longstanding
strong
we were, we went
you (pl) were, you (pl) went
they were, they went