Mi propio negocio
My own business
- Discutir planes para iniciar un negocio. (Discuss plans for starting a business.)
- Expresa el negocio que empezarías si fueras lo suficientemente valiente. (Express the business you would start if you were brave enough.)
- El gerundio, las tres conjugaciones (The gerund, the three conjugations)
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- ¿Diriges tu propio negocio? ¿Tienes un socio? (Do you run your own business? Do you have a partner?)
- ¿Alguna vez tuviste una idea para tu propio negocio? (Did you ever have an idea for your own business?)
- ¿Qué dudas tenías? (What doubts did you have?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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No llevo mi propio negocio. Es demasiada responsabilidad para mí. I don't run my own business. It is too much responsibility for me. |
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Tengo una tienda de ropa en la ciudad. Tengo un socio y nos va genial. I run a clothing shop in the city. I have a partner and it is going great. |
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Cuando tenía veintitantos, quería abrir una cafetería. When I was in my early twenties I wanted to open a coffee shop. |
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Nunca tuve una idea para mi propio negocio. Prefiero trabajar para otra persona. I never had an idea for my own business. I prefer to work for someone else. |
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Decidí no tener mi propio negocio porque es menos agotador. I decided against my own business because it is less exhausting. |
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Todavía estoy pensando en abrir mi propio negocio. Es menos seguro, por eso aún no lo he hecho. It am still thinking about opening my own business. It is less secure though, that is the reason why I haven't done it yet. |
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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Adivinar
To guess
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La duda
The doubt
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La gestoría
The administrative office
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El empresario
The businessman
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Próximo
Next
Exercise 4: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
empezaréis, empezaré, empezar�, empezaremos, empezarás, empezarán
Exercise 5: El gerundio, las tres conjugaciones
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The gerund, the three conjugations
Show translation Show answersempezando, soñando, creando, trabajando, pensando, viviendo, desarrollando, hablando
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Empezar to start Share Copied!
Futuro simple
| Spanish | English |
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| yo empezaré | I will start |
| tú empezarás | You will start |
| él/ella empezará | he will start |
| nosotros/nosotras empezaremos | we will start |
| vosotros/vosotras empezaréis | You (plural) will start |
| ellos/ellas empezarán | They will start |
Desarrollar to develop Share Copied!
Futuro simple
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo desarrollaré | I will develop |
| tú desarrollarás | You will develop |
| él/ella desarrollará | He/she will develop |
| nosotros/nosotras desarrollaremos | We will develop |
| vosotros/vosotras desarrollaréis | You will develop |
| ellos/ellas desarrollarán | They will develop |
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