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Actividades de amigos: singular -ar present tense

I can use the simple present and present continuous to make plans to meet up with friends.

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Actividades de amigos: singular -ar present tense

I can use the simple present and present continuous to make plans to meet up with friends.

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Key learning points

  1. To say what time it is we say 'son las' followed by the number of the hour.
  2. To say that it’s a quarter past the hour, we use 'y cuarto'; to say that it's a quarter past the hour, we use 'y media'
  3. To say that it’s a quarter to the hour, we use 'menos cuarto'.
  4. We can use the simple present and the present continuous when making plans with friends.
  5. Rosalía is a Spanish singer known for her genre-bending musical styles including Latin pop, flamenco and trap.

Keywords

  • Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'

  • Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'

  • Son - 3rd person plural of the verb 'to be, being' used to give the time

Common misconception

'I am reading' and 'I read' both translate as 'leo'.

'I am reading' is the present continuous and therefore it translates as 'estoy leyendo'. 'I read' is the present simple and it translates as 'leo'. We need to use context and time markers to know when to use each.


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Teachers can adapt task C4b by giving pupils the freedom to choose the content of their dialogue. They can provide bullets in English with a brief description on what kind of information to include (time to meet up, place, what they are doing, etc.).
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:el pastel,cake
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cake

Correct Answer:el salón,lounge, living room
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lounge, living room

Correct Answer:saltar,to jump, jumping
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to jump, jumping

Correct Answer:traigo,I bring
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I bring

Correct Answer:pesado,boring
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boring

Correct Answer:detrás,behind
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behind

Q2.
In Spanish 'to be, being' is translated as estar and .
Correct answer: ser
tener
hacer
Q3.
Match the forms of 'estar' with the correct translation.
Correct Answer:I am,estoy
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estoy

Correct Answer:you are,estás
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estás

Correct Answer:she, he, it is,está
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está

Correct Answer:we are,estamos
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estamos

Correct Answer:you all are,estáis
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estáis

Correct Answer:they are,están
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están

Q4.
Match the forms of 'ser' with the correct translation.
Correct Answer:soy,I am
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I am

Correct Answer:eres,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:es,she, he, it is
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she, he, it is

Correct Answer:we are,somos
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somos

Correct Answer:sois,you all are
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you all are

Correct Answer:son,they are
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they are

Q5.
Select the sentences which contain a verb in the present continuous.
Soy muy perezoso.
Correct answer: Está sonando mi canción favorita.
No me convence su música.
¿Puedes encender las luces?
Correct answer: Estoy leyendo un libro sobre la historia de las tapas.
Q6.
Select the correct words needed to translate the sentence 'I am looking for the tickets'.
Correct answer: estoy
buscar
Correct answer: buscando
Correct answer: las entradas
la entrada

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:el deseo,wish
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wish

Correct Answer:el estado,state
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state

Correct Answer:la salida,exit
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exit

Correct Answer:el escenario,stage
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stage

Correct Answer:en vivo,live
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live

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

Q2.
Match the Spanish with the English.
Correct Answer:el límite,limit
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limit

Correct Answer:castaño,chestnut brown
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chestnut brown

Correct Answer:rota,broken
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broken

Correct Answer:todos,everyone, all of them
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everyone, all of them

Correct Answer:lejos,far
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far

Correct Answer:la sorpresa,surprise
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surprise

Q3.
Choose the correct options to finish the sentence: Son .
Correct answer: las once y cuarto
la una
Correct answer: las siete y media
Correct answer: las ocho menos cuarto
a las dos
Q4.
Put the times in chronological order (the earliest first).
1 - Son las siete.
2 - Son las siete y diez.
3 - Son las siete y cuarto.
4 - Son las siete y media.
5 - Son las ocho menos veinte.
6 - Son las ocho menos cuarto.
Q5.
Match the verbs with the appropriate translation(s).
Correct Answer:escucho,I listen, I will listen
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I listen, I will listen

Correct Answer:estoy escuchando,I am listening
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I am listening

Correct Answer:compras,you buy, you will buy
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you buy, you will buy

Correct Answer:estás comprando,you are buying
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you are buying

Correct Answer:llega,she, he, it arrives, she, he, it will arrive
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she, he, it arrives, she, he, it will arrive

Correct Answer:está llegando,she, he, it is arriving
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she, he, it is arriving

Q6.
How do you say 'you listen'?
Correct Answer: escuchas, escucha

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