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Talking about natural disasters (part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will talk about natural disasters and learn when to use the present and imperfect continuous.
  2. Purpose of language use. Talk about natural disasters
  3. Grammar. Present vs Imperfect continuou. Imperfect continuous vs preterite

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13 Questions

Q1.
The pluperfect tense is used to say
what you did in the past
Correct answer: what you had done in the past
what you have done in the past
Q2.
I had in the pluperfect is
Correct answer: había
he
tuve
Q3.
The past participle of the verb hacer is
hacía
Correct answer: hecho
hizo
Q4.
Adverbs like todavía and ya need to be placed
after the verb
Correct answer: before the verb
between the verb and past participle
Q5.
The past participle of the verb ver is
vi
vista
Correct answer: visto
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
dar
to dare
Correct answer: to give
to take
Q8.
saber
Correct answer: to know/ find out
to savour
to taste
Q9.
sé
I am
I can
Correct answer: I know
Q10.
alguno
anyone
anything
Correct answer: some, a few
Q11.
cierto
blind
Correct answer: certain
hundred
Q12.
diferente
Correct answer: different
opposite
the same
Q13.
distinto
Correct answer: distinct, different
distinguished
pure

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13 Questions

Q1.
To form the present continuous
Correct answer: use the present tense of the verb estar
use the present tense of the verb ser
use the present tense of the verb tener
Q2.
Use the present continuous to say
Correct answer: What is happening right now
what usually happens
what was happening
Q3.
Use the imperfect continuous for
Correct answer: an ongoing action which was happening right then
something you are going to do
something you did in the past
Q4.
To form the present and imperfect continuous, you follow the verb estar with
Correct answer: a verb ending in ando/iendo
a verb in the present tense
a verb in the preterite
Q5.
ahora mismo means
Correct answer: right now
same thing
same time
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
con qué frequencia
do you speak French?
Correct answer: how often?
what frequency?
Q8.
entre
Correct answer: between
enter
entrance
Q9.
tanto
fast
red (wine)
Correct answer: so much/ so many
Q10.
tan
Correct answer: as / so
brown
more
Q11.
menos
equal
Correct answer: less
more
Q12.
joven
old, old person
Thursday
Correct answer: young, young person
Q13.
cuál
how much?
when?
Correct answer: which?