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Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions

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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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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

  1. The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are prononced as in casa, comer and escuchar.
  2. The sounds [ce] and [ci] are pronounced as in doce and cinco.
  3. Regular -er/-ir verbs: 2nd and 3rd singular persons in the preterite tense (iste & -ió).
  4. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English and Spanish prepositions.
Correct Answer:en,in, on
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in, on

Correct Answer:hasta,until
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until

Correct Answer:con,with
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with

Correct Answer:a,to
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to

Correct Answer:de,of, from
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of, from

Correct Answer:para,for
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for

Q2.
Match the words with their word class.
Correct Answer:¡Por supuesto!,interjection
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interjection

Correct Answer:tecnología,feminine noun
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feminine noun

Correct Answer:funcionar,verb
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verb

Correct Answer:pero,conjunction
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conjunction

Correct Answer:país,masculine noun
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masculine noun

Correct Answer:generalmente,adverb
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adverb

Q3.
In which of these words does 'c' sound like the 'c' in the English word 'car'?
centro
Correct answer: escuchar
ciudad
Correct answer: casa
Correct answer: documento
Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'he suffered'.
Correct Answer: sufrió, él sufrió
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'you were born'.
Correct Answer: naciste, tú naciste
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'Where did you live?'.
Correct Answer: ¿Dónde viviste?, ¿Dónde viviste tú?

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are pronounced differently in mainland Spain compared with the Canaries and Latin America?
Correct answer: ce
ca
cu
Correct answer: ci
co
Q2.
Which preposition means 'for'?
hasta
con
a
Correct answer: para
de
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English question words.
Correct Answer:dónde,where
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where

Correct Answer:qué,what
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what

Correct Answer:cómo,how
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how

Correct Answer:cuál,which
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which

Correct Answer:cuándo,when
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when

Correct Answer:cuánto,how much
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how much

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'Why?'.
Correct Answer: ¿Por qué?
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'Where did he write?'.
Correct Answer: ¿Dónde escribió?, ¿Dónde escribió él?
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'What page did you read?'.
Correct Answer: ¿Qué página leiste?, ¿Qué página leiste tú?

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