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What does Quique have? 'Tengo' and 'tiene'
I can say what I have and someone else has using 'tengo' and 'tiene'.
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- Year 5
What does Quique have? 'Tengo' and 'tiene'
I can say what I have and someone else has using 'tengo' and 'tiene'.
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Key learning points
- In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. They agree with the number and gender of the noun.
- Adjectives ending in -e stay the same for singular masculine and feminine nouns.
- The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'. It is an irregular verb.
- To say 'I have', use 'tengo'. To say 'she, he, it is', use 'tiene'.
Keywords
Tener - verb meaning 'to have, having'
Tengo - verb 'I have', part of the verb 'tener'
Tiene - verb 'she, he, it has', part of the verb 'tener'
Common misconception
Adjectives in Spanish appear before the noun as they do in English.
In Spanish, many adjectives appear after the noun and agree with the number and gender of the noun they describe.
For the final speaking task, pupils could create images of their own room, or add objects of their own, to practise using other familiar language in context.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'pencil case'?
Which word means 'pencil case'?
botella
diccionario
conejo
goma
Q2.Which words could be used to decribe 'una casa'?
Which words could be used to decribe 'una casa'?
divertido
negativo
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Q4.Match the Spanish to the English.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Q5.'Ella tiene un perro divertido y tonto.' Translate this sentence into English.
'Ella tiene un perro divertido y tonto.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'I have a pretty, pink plant.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
'I have a pretty, pink plant.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'game'?
Which word means 'game'?
dia
jardín
problema
fecha
Q2.Which word or phrase means 'which'?
Which word or phrase means 'which'?
buenas días
con
buenas tardes
como
Q3.Match the Spanish to the English.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Q4.Order the words to say the days of the week from the last day to the first day.
Order the words to say the days of the week from the last day to the first day.
Q5.'Él tiene una silla cómoda.' Translate this sentence into English.
'Él tiene una silla cómoda.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'I have a very serious problem.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
'I have a very serious problem.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.
