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NotesSpanish B HLTopic 4.2Common errors to avoid
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Common errors to avoid (Spanish B HL)

IB Spanish B · Unit 4

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  1. 1The five errors
  2. 2Find and fix
  3. 3Your final check
What it is: Most lost marks come from five small slips. You can find and fix them in the last five minutes.
ErrorWrongRight
TenseAyer voy al cine.Ayer fui al cine.
AgreementLa problema es grave.El problema es grave.
Ser or estarSoy cansado.Estoy cansado.
Register mixEstimado señor: ¿puedes…?Estimado señor: ¿podría…?
SubjunctiveQuiero que lo quitas.Quiero que lo quite.
el tiempo verbal
tense
la concordancia
agreement (gender, number)
el subjuntivo
the subjunctive
revisar
to check
corregir
to correct
Remember: Time words like ayer, el año pasado and cuando era niño need past tenses. Check every verb after them.

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Find four errors (a formal email to the head teacher): Hola seño, te escribo para dar mi opinión. Ayer no llevo el uniforme y nadie dice nada. Quiero que lo quitas.

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Five minutes, four checks

1

Verbs

Past time words need past tenses.

2

Agreement

el/la, adjective endings, plurals.

3

Register

One register from greeting to closing.

4

Task and length

Every task point, 450–600 words.

Verbs → Agreement → Register → Task

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Correct the verb tense mistake in this sentence from a blog post:

El verano pasado viajo a Perú con mi familia y subimos a Machu Picchu.

Rewrite it consistently in the past.
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