Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions
Learning outcomes
I can use -er and -ir verbs with question words to carry out an interview about leaving a country.
I can pronounce and spell [ca], [co], [cu], [ce] and [ci].
Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions
Learning outcomes
I can use -er and -ir verbs with question words to carry out an interview about leaving a country.
I can pronounce and spell [ca], [co], [cu], [ce] and [ci].
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Key learning points
- The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are prononced as in casa, comer and escuchar.
- The sounds [ce] and [ci] are pronounced as in doce and cinco.
- Regular -er/-ir verbs: 2nd and 3rd singular persons in the preterite tense (iste & -ió).
- Form questions in the preterite tense for singular persons. Remember prepositions are placed at the beginning.
Keywords
Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past
Preposition - a type of word often used to express direction, time or location
Common misconception
Word order in questions is the same in Spanish and English.
Prepositions appear at the start of Spanish questions. They usually appear at the end of English questions.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
in, on
until
with
to
of, from
for
interjection
feminine noun
verb
conjunction
masculine noun
adverb
Exit quiz
6 Questions
where
what
how
which
when
how much