What it is: Most lost marks come from five small slips. You can find and fix them in the last five minutes.
| Error | Wrong | Right |
|---|---|---|
| Tense | Ayer voy al cine. | Ayer fui al cine. |
| Agreement | La problema es grave. | El problema es grave. |
| Ser or estar | Soy cansado. | Estoy cansado. |
| Register mix | Estimado señor: ¿puedes…? | Estimado señor: ¿podría…? |
| Subjunctive | Quiero 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, 250–400 words.
Verbs → Agreement → Register → Task