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Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions

I can understand, ask and answer questions about after-school experiences in past and present tenses.

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Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions

I can understand, ask and answer questions about after-school experiences in past and present tenses.

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Key learning points

  1. To form the singular preterite persons of -er and -ir verbs, we take the infinitive, remove –er/-ir and add endings.
  2. The -er and -ir singular preterite endings are: -í (I), -iste (you), -ió (she, he, it).
  3. In conversation it is important to listen carefully to and understand the tense of questions before answering.
  4. Being able to ask questions in different tenses, as well as answer them, is key to successful communication.

Keywords

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

Common misconception

As long as I get the gist of the meaning of a Spanish question, I can answer successfully.

In conversation it is important to listen carefully to the tense of questions before answering. Otherwise your answers might not be relevant. For example, 'What did you do after school yesterday?' 'I usually do my homework.'


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Pupils often trip up in conversational interactions because they lack practice in understanding unplanned questions. It is worth pupils spending ample time across the secondary phase practising understanding as well as responding to unprepared questions, giving relatively short but clear answers.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:entrenar,to train, training
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to train, training

Correct Answer:(la) culpa,blame, fault
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blame, fault

Correct Answer:(la) entrada,entrance, ticket
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entrance, ticket

Correct Answer:(el) estado,state
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state

Correct Answer:controlar,to control, controlling
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to control, controlling

Correct Answer:sonar,to sound, sounding
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to sound, sounding

Q2.
Which verbs are in the preterite tense?
Correct answer: participé
llevo
me gusta
Correct answer: aprendí
Correct answer: sugerí
Q3.
Order the verb forms: first person, second person, third person.
1 - merecí
2 - escribiste
3 - vendió
Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:quise,I wanted
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I wanted

Correct Answer:traje,I brought
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I brought

Correct Answer:trajiste,you brought
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you brought

Correct Answer:pudiste,you could
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you could

Correct Answer:pude,I could
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I could

Correct Answer:quisiste,you wanted
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you wanted

Q5.
Match the preterite -ar verb endings with the correct person.
Correct Answer:,I
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I

Correct Answer:-aste,you
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you

Correct Answer:,she, he, it
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she, he, it

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I surprised.'
Correct Answer: Sorprendí., Yo sorprendí.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:(el) cuarto,quarter
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quarter

Correct Answer:(la) luna,moon
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moon

Correct Answer:lleno,full
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full

Correct Answer:montar,to ride, riding
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to ride, riding

Correct Answer:siguiente,next
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next

Correct Answer:tocar,to play, playing (instrument)
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to play, playing (instrument)

Q2.
Which preterite verbs are singular?
Correct answer: sugerió
merecieron
Correct answer: sorprendiste
entrenar
Correct answer: asistí
Q3.
Which verbs are in the present tense?
Correct answer: toco
Correct answer: cree
bailé
participaste
Correct answer: comprendes
Q4.
Which time phrases can we use with the preterite?
Correct answer: ayer
hoy
de vez en cuando
Correct answer: hace dos años
Correct answer: el jueves pasado
Q5.
Match the questions and answers.
Correct Answer:¿Qué actividades haces?,Voy al club de teatro. ¡Quiero ser actor!
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Voy al club de teatro. ¡Quiero ser actor!

Correct Answer:¿Participaste en un viaje escolar?,Hice un intercambio el año pasado.
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Hice un intercambio el año pasado.

Correct Answer:¿Qué actividades hiciste?,Fui a clases de chino.
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Fui a clases de chino.

Correct Answer:¿Qué aprendiste?,Aprendí mucho vocabulario nuevo.
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Aprendí mucho vocabulario nuevo.

Correct Answer:¿Cuándo haces deporte?,Hago ciclismo todos los días.
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Hago ciclismo todos los días.

Q6.
'¿Dónde haces los deberes?' Write the correct Spanish verb form which you would use in your answer.
Correct Answer: hago

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