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Estrellas y famosos: plural preterite 'dar', idiomatic uses of 'dar'

I can use the verb 'dar' with nouns of feeling and emotion to describe reactions to a film.

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Estrellas y famosos: plural preterite 'dar', idiomatic uses of 'dar'

I can use the verb 'dar' with nouns of feeling and emotion to describe reactions to a film.

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Key learning points

  1. 'Damos' means 'we give', 'dais' means 'you all give', and 'dan' means 'they give'.
  2. 'Dimos' means 'we gave', 'disteis' means 'you all gave' and 'dieron' means 'they gave'.
  3. The words 'pena', 'alegría', 'vergüenza', 'risa', 'miedo' and 'sueno' are all nouns.
  4. 'Dar' often appears before a noun of feeling or emotion.
  5. 'Dar' + noun of feeling or emotion normally translates as 'to be' + adjective in English.

Keywords

  • Dar - Spanish verb meaning 'to give, giving'

  • Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past

Common misconception

'To give' is always a natural translation of 'dar'.

When 'dar' appears with a noun of feeling or emotion, it is more natural to use 'to be' + adjective in English.


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If pupils have already learnt singular forms of 'dar' in the present and preterite, these could be elicited before introducing plural forms. This would help pupils to connect the different forms of the verb.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'greeting'?
alegría (f)
entrevista (f)
miedo (m)
Correct answer: saludo (m)
tierra (f)
Q2.
Which words refer to the weather?
manzana (f)
Correct answer: nube (f)
pena (f)
esperanza (f)
Correct answer: viento (m)
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:haber,to have, having (done something)
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to have, having (done something)

Correct Answer:ha,I have (done something)
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I have (done something)

Correct Answer:has,you have (done something)
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you have (done something)

Correct Answer:he,she, he, it has (done something)
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she, he, it has (done something)

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:escrito,written
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written

Correct Answer:hecho,done, made
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done, made

Correct Answer:puesto,put
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put

Correct Answer:visto,seen
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seen

Q5.
Write in English: 'Hay una montaña inmensa'.
Correct Answer: There is a huge mountain., There is an immense mountain.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I like geography'.
Correct Answer: Me gusta la geografía.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words are adjectives?
Correct answer: aútentico
impacto
importancia
Correct answer: mundial
Correct answer: numeroso
Q2.
The verb 'dar' means ..
Correct answer: to be, being
to do, doing
Correct answer: to give, giving
to go, going
to have, having
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:damos,we give, are giving
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we give, are giving

Correct Answer:dais,you all give, are giving
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you all give, are giving

Correct Answer:dan,they give, are giving
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they give, are giving

Correct Answer:dimos,we gave
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we gave

Correct Answer:disteis,you all gave
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you all gave

Correct Answer:dieron,they all gave
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they all gave

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:dar alegría,to be happy
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to be happy

Correct Answer:dar miedo,to be scary
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to be scary

Correct Answer:dar pena,to be sad
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to be sad

Correct Answer:dar risa,to be funny
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to be funny

Correct Answer:dar sueño,to be boring
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to be boring

Correct Answer:dar vergüenza,to be embarrassing
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to be embarrassing

Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'We are scary'. Use the verb 'dar'.
Correct Answer: Damos miedo., Nosotros damos miedo., Nosotras damos miedo.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'The singers (f) were funny'. Use the verb 'dar'.
Correct Answer: Las cantantes dieron risa.

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