Opinions
Spanish: AQA GCSE (2025 Exam), topic 3.7.20
'Ser' - To Be (Imperfect Tense)
'Ser' is one of the three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense. It has a completely irregular conjugation.
Era - I was, used to be
Eras - you were, used to be
Era - he/she was, used to be
Éramos - we were, used to be
Erais - you were, used to be
Eran - they were, used to be
Las Opiniones - Opinions
Key vocab
- Caro - expensive.
- Decepcionado, decepcionante - disappointing.
- Fatal - bad.
- Asqueroso/a - disgusting.
- Malo/a - bad.
- Horroroso/a - horrible.
Key vocab
- Barato/a - cheap.
- Bueno/a - good.
- Estupendo/a - great.
- Rico - delicious.
- Maravilloso/a - marvellous.
Mi plato
- Mi plato era asqueroso y caro.
- My meal was disgusting and expensive.
- Mi plato era maravilloso, ¡que rico!
- My meal was marvellous, how tasty!
- Ayer, la comida tenía un olor horroroso pero era rica.
- Last night the food had a horrible smell but it was delicious.
La comida
- ¿Cómo estaba la comida?
- How was the food?
- La comida era decepcionante y demasiado caro.
- The food was dissapointing and too expensive.
Test yourself on Opinions
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