What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons
Learning outcomes
I can use singular persons of the modal verb ‘deber’ to talk about what I have to do.
I can pronounce words with the [ca], [co] and [cu] sounds correctly.
- Year 7
What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons
Learning outcomes
I can use singular persons of the modal verb ‘deber’ to talk about what I have to do.
I can pronounce words with the [ca], [co] and [cu] sounds correctly.
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Key learning points
- The SSC [ca] is pronounced as in 'casa', [co] as in ‘comer’ and [cu] as in ‘cuerpo'.
- The modal verb ‘deber’ means ‘must’ and we use it to talk about obligations.
- ‘Debo’ means ‘I must’, ‘debes’ means ‘you must’ and ‘debe’ means ‘she, he, it must’.
- The modal verb ‘deber’ is followed by an infinitive.
Keywords
Modal verb - a verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive, e.g., must, can, want
Deber - a modal verb that means 'to have to/must' with singular forms: ‘debo’ - I must, ‘debes’ - you must, ‘debe’ - she, he, it must
Common misconception
When there are two verbs together, we must conjugate both.
When we have two verbs together, we must conjugate the first one and use the infinitive for the second verb, i.e., 'Debo ayudar con las tareas en mi casa.'
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.
Q2.Match the different forms of the verbs 'dar', meaning 'to give', and 'querer', meaning 'to want', to the correct English translations.
Q3.Which verbs can be used with the noun 'un regalo'?
Q4.What does the word 'a' mean in the following sentence? 'Doy un regalo a mi madre.'
Q5.Which verbs relate to the noun 'tiempo'?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'He looks for an animal alone.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Put the days of the week in the correct order.
Q3.Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
