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El mundo del trabajo: inflectional future - 'tendr-', 'har-', 'podr-'

I can use irregular verbs in the inflectional future to make predictions about careers and lifestyle.

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El mundo del trabajo: inflectional future - 'tendr-', 'har-', 'podr-'

I can use irregular verbs in the inflectional future to make predictions about careers and lifestyle.

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Key learning points

  1. A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause.
  2. A conjunction is a word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence.
  3. The word 'que' can be used as a relative pronoun or a conjunction.
  4. The verb stems of 'tener', 'hacer' and 'poder' in the inflectional future are 'tendr-', 'har-' and 'podr-'.
  5. You can tell if an action is in the past, present or future by looking at the relevant verb ending.

Keywords

  • Relative pronoun - pronoun that introduces a relative clause

  • Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence

  • Inflectional future - verb tense used to express what will happen

  • Simple present - verb tense used to describe habitual events in the present

  • Preterite - verb tense used for completed actions in the past

Common misconception

The Spanish translation of 'I will have' is 'teneré'.

The verb 'tener' is irregular in the inflectional future. The Spanish translation of 'I will have' is 'tendré'.


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Starter Quiz Q2 contains Higher Tier vocabulary. Learning Cycle 1 also contains Higher Tier grammar, but explanation slide 8 and Task A1b are suitable for Foundation students. You could consider brainstorming relevant jobs and lifestyle vocabulary before Task B2 to provide extra scaffolding.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:Nochebuena,Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve

Correct Answer:Nochevieja,New Year's Eve
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New Year's Eve

Correct Answer:Día de Reyes,Epiphany, 6th January
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Epiphany, 6th January

Correct Answer:Reyes Magos,Three Kings, Wise Men
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Three Kings, Wise Men

Correct Answer:uva,grape
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grape

Correct Answer:manzana,apple
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apple

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:vago,lazy
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lazy

Correct Answer:mundial,global
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global

Correct Answer:amplio,large, wide, loose
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large, wide, loose

Correct Answer:vivo,alive
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alive

Correct Answer:cola,tail
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tail

Correct Answer:saludo,greeting
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greeting

Q3.
What is the relative clause in this sentence? 'Yesterday I ate some churros that were tasty.'
yesterday
Correct answer: I ate some churros
that were tasty
Q4.
What is a conjunction?
a word that describes an adjective or verb like 'really' or 'quickly'.
Correct answer: a word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence like 'that' or 'but'.
a word that replaces a noun like 'he', or 'they'.
Q5.
What is the correct translation of 'la clase trabajará en silencio'?
The class worked in silence.
The class works in silence.
Correct answer: The class will work in silence.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I will rent'.
Correct Answer: alquilaré, yo alquilaré

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:haré,I will do, make
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I will do, make

Correct Answer:podré,I will be able to
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I will be able to

Correct Answer:tendré,I will have
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I will have

Correct Answer:horario,timetable, schedule
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timetable, schedule

Correct Answer:viento,wind
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wind

Correct Answer:nube,cloud
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cloud

Q2.
Which sentence contains 'que' as a conjunction?
La cena anual que organiza mi familia para la Nochebuena es muy divertido.
Correct answer: Pienso que la cena anual de Nochebuena de mi familia es muy divertido.
Siempre disfruto la cena anual que organiza mi familia para la Nochebuena.
Q3.
The verbs 'tender', 'hacer' and 'poder' have irregular in the future. These are 'tendr-', 'podr-' and 'har-'.
endings
pronouns
Correct answer: stems
Q4.
How do you say 'you will have a good-looking husband' in Spanish?
Tendré un marido guapo.
Correct answer: Tendrás un marido guapo.
Tendrá un marido guapo.
Q5.
Which words are preterite tense verbs?
salvaré
Correct answer: aprendí
Correct answer: ayudé
tengo
Q6.
What is the time frame of this sentence? 'Haré turismo por las Islas Baleares y practicaré el español.'
past
present
Correct answer: future

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