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Feria de trabajo: singular inflectional future

I can use the inflectional future tense to talk about career aspirations.

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Feria de trabajo: singular inflectional future

I can use the inflectional future tense to talk about career aspirations.

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Key learning points

  1. The inflectional future tense is used to express what will happen.
  2. To form the inflectional future tense of regular verbs in the singular, add the endings -é, -ás, -á to the infinitive.

Keywords

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

  • Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

Common misconception

To form the inflectional future tense, take off the infinitive ending before adding -é, -ás, -á.

To form the inflectional future tense, add the endings -é, -ás, -á, to the infinitive.


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Explanation slide 12 and Task A3 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 are also aimed at Higher Tier students. Task B2 could easily be adapted into a writing task depending on the needs of your students.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:ingeniero,engineer
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engineer

Correct Answer:jefe,boss (m)
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boss (m)

Correct Answer:aprender,to learn, learning
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to learn, learning

Correct Answer:abogado,lawyer (m)
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lawyer (m)

Correct Answer:empresa,company, business
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company, business

Correct Answer:dinero,money
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money

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:belleza,beauty
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beauty

Correct Answer:sombra,shade, shadow
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shade, shadow

Correct Answer:cubrir,to cover, covering
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to cover, covering

Correct Answer:poseer,to own, possess
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to own, possess

Correct Answer:húmedo,humid, damp
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humid, damp

Correct Answer:reflejar,to reflect, reflecting
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to reflect, reflecting

Q3.
Which are infinitive verbs?
escritor
Correct answer: olvidar
perro
Correct answer: aprender
especie
Q4.
What are the possible endings of infinitive verbs in Spanish?
Correct answer: -ar
Correct answer: -er
Correct answer: -ir
-or
-ur
Q5.
What are the possible meanings of 'preparar'?
Correct answer: to prepare
I prepared
we prepare
he is going to prepare
Correct answer: preparing
Q6.
Complete the sentence with the correct infinitive. 'Me gustaría el jefe de una empresa.' ('I would like to be the boss of a company.')
Correct Answer: ser

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:alquilar,to rent, renting
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to rent, renting

Correct Answer:llegar a,to manage to, succeed in
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to manage to, succeed in

Correct Answer:tatuaje,tattoo
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tattoo

Correct Answer:peluquero,hairdresser
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hairdresser

Correct Answer:ganas,desire, wish
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desire, wish

Correct Answer:soñar,to dream, dreaming
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to dream, dreaming

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:atender,to serve, look after
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to serve, look after

Correct Answer:desarrollar,to develop, developing
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to develop, developing

Correct Answer:fundar,to set up, establish
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to set up, establish

Correct Answer:experimentar,to experience, experiencing
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to experience, experiencing

Correct Answer:investigar,to investigate, investigating
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to investigate, investigating

Correct Answer:universitario,university (adj)
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university (adj)

Q3.
Which verbs are examples of the inflectional future tense?
Correct answer: jugaré
jugabas
Correct answer: jugarás
juego
jugué
Q4.
To say 'I will sing' in Spanish, add the ending -é to .
the verb stem 'cant'
Correct answer: the infinitive 'cantar'
the present participle 'cantando'
Q5.
'Mi abuelo visitará a su amigo.' What is the correct translation?
My grandfather visited his friend.
My grandfather used to visit his friend.
My grandfather visits his friend.
Correct answer: My grandfather will visit his friend.
My grandfather would like to visit his friend.
Q6.
Order the verbs correctly: 'Yo __________ peluquera y mi hermano __________ profesor. ¿Qué __________ tú?'
1 - seré
2 - será
3 - serás

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