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What does Quique have? 'Tengo' and 'tiene'

Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can say what I have and someone else has using 'tengo' and 'tiene'.

Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

Key learning points

  1. In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. They agree with the number and gender of the noun.
  2. Adjectives ending in -e stay the same for singular masculine and feminine nouns.
  3. The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'. It is an irregular verb.
  4. 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.

Teacher tip

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'?

botella
Correct answer: estuche
diccionario
conejo
goma

Q2.
Which words could be used to decribe 'una casa'?

Correct answer: diferente
divertido
Correct answer: normal
Correct answer: elegante
negativo

Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:terrible,terrible

terrible

Correct Answer:feo,ugly

ugly

Correct Answer:estricto,strict

strict

Correct Answer:bonito,pretty

pretty

Correct Answer:creativo,creative

creative

Correct Answer:importante,important

important

Q4.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:estoy,I am (temporary state)

I am (temporary state)

Correct Answer:estás,you are (temporary state)

you are (temporary state)

Correct Answer:está,he/she is (temporary state)

he/she is (temporary state)

Correct Answer:soy,I am (permanent trait)

I am (permanent trait)

Correct Answer:eres,you are (permanent trait)

you are (permanent trait)

Correct Answer:es,he/she is (permanent trait)

he/she is (permanent trait)

Q5.
'Ella tiene un perro divertido y tonto.' Translate this sentence into English.

Correct Answer: She has a funny and silly dog, She has a fun and silly dog, she has a fun silly dog, she has a silly fun dog

Q6.
'I have a pretty, pink plant.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

Correct Answer: Tengo una planta bonita y rosa

6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'game'?

dia
jardín
problema
fecha
Correct answer: juego

Q2.
Which word or phrase means 'which'?

buenas días
con
Correct answer: cual
buenas tardes
como

Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.

Correct Answer:negativo,negative

negative

Correct Answer:perdido,lost

lost

Correct Answer:tranquilo,calm

calm

Correct Answer:feliz,happy

happy

Correct Answer:activo,active

active

Correct Answer:grande,big

big

Q4.
Order the words to say the days of the week from the last day to the first day.

1 - domingo
2 - sábado
3 - viernes
4 - jueves
5 - miércoles
6 - martes
7 - lunes

Q5.
'Él tiene una silla cómoda.' Translate this sentence into English.

Correct Answer: He has a comfortable chair, He has a comfy chair

Q6.
'I have a very serious problem.' Translate this sentence into Spanish.

Correct Answer: Tengo un problema muy serio, Yo tengo un problema muy serio

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