Aprender un idioma: 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita', 'se debe'
I can make suggestions about how to learn Spanish using 'hay que', 'se debe', 'se puede' and 'se necesita'.
- Year 10
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Aprender un idioma: 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita', 'se debe'
I can make suggestions about how to learn Spanish using 'hay que', 'se debe', 'se puede' and 'se necesita'.
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Key learning points
- Impersonal verbs don’t refer to a particular person or thing.
- Common impersonal verb phrases in Spanish are 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita' and 'se debe'.
- To make suggestions to someone, use 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita' or 'se debe' followed by an infinitive verb.
- Passive sentences focus on what is done rather than who does it.
- In Spanish, passive sentences can be formed using reflexive pronoun 'se' + 3rd person singular or plural verb.
Keywords
Impersonal verb - verb that doesn't refer to a particular person or thing
Se - pronoun used for impersonal verbs and also in reflexive passive constructions
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
Passive - grammatical construction that focuses on what is done rather than who does it
Common misconception
To mean 'you' in an impersonal, general sense use 'tú'.
'Tú' means 'you' when directed at a specific person. To mean 'you' in an impersonal, general sense use 'se' e.g. 'se puede' (you can).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'there'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I don't like going to the theme park'.
Q5.Write in English: 'trabajamos en un laboratorio'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'they do an exercise'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which phrases mean 'you must' in general?
Q2.Order the words to say: 'you can revise the words with friends'.
Q3.Match the sentence halves.
