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Estrellas y famosos: singular preterite 'dar'

I can use the verb 'dar' to ask questions about the past and present experiences of a film star.

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Estrellas y famosos: singular preterite 'dar'

I can use the verb 'dar' to ask questions about the past and present experiences of a film star.

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Key learning points

  1. The verb 'dar' means 'to give'. 'Doy' means 'I give', 'das' means 'you give' and 'da' means 'she, he, it' gives.
  2. In the preterite tense, 'di' means 'I gave', 'diste' means 'you gave' and 'dio' means 'she, he, it gave'.
  3. There is no word in Spanish for 'do' or 'did' in questions.
  4. Questions also begin with an upside down question mark.

Keywords

  • Dar - Spanish verb meaning 'to give'

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

Common misconception

Spanish questions have the same punctuation as in English.

Spanish questions begin with an upside down question mark (¿).


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:alegría (f),joy, happiness
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joy, happiness

Correct Answer:entrevista (f),interview
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interview

Correct Answer:estrella (f),star
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star

Correct Answer:éxito (m),success
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success

Correct Answer:suerte (f),luck
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luck

Correct Answer:persona (f),person
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person

Q2.
Which word means 'also'?
después
para
sobre
tener
Correct answer: también
Q3.
Order the words to say: 'I like to watch films in the cinema'.
1 - me
2 - gusta
3 - ver
4 - películas
5 - en
6 - el
7 - cine
Q4.
'Tiene amigos'. Choose the correct word.
mucho
Correct answer: muchos
mucha
muchas
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'I watch TV'.
Correct Answer: Veo la televisión., Veo la tele., Yo veo la televisión., Yo veo la tele.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'in my opinion it is incredible'.
Correct Answer: En mi opinión es increíble.

6 Questions

Q1.
Write in Spanish: 'How are you?' (informal)
Correct Answer: ¿Qué tal?, ¿Qué tal estás?
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:actuación (f),acting, performance
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acting, performance

Correct Answer:independencia (f),independence
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independence

Correct Answer:influencia (f),influence
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influence

Correct Answer:importancia (f),importance
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importance

Correct Answer:atreverse,to dare, daring
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to dare, daring

Correct Answer:convertirse,to become, becoming
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to become, becoming

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:doy,I give
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I give

Correct Answer:di,I gave
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I gave

Correct Answer:das,you give
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you give

Correct Answer:diste,you gave
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you gave

Correct Answer:da,she, he, it gives
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she, he, it gives

Correct Answer:dio,she, he, it gave
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she, he, it gave

Q4.
'You gave a prize to the singer'. Choose the correct translation.
Doy un premio al cantante.
Das dinero al aficionado.
Di dinero al aficionado.
Correct answer: Diste un premio al cantante.
Dio dinero al cantante.
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'Do you give support?'
Correct Answer: ¿Das apoyo?
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'Did you give an interview?'
Correct Answer: ¿Diste una entrevista?

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