Year 9

Saying what people can and must do (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Saying what people can and must do (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be using the plural persons of the verbs 'poder' and 'dar' to say what people can and must do.

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11 Questions

Q1.
The verb poder means....
He/she can
I can
Correct answer: To be able to/can
You can
Q2.
Deber means....
He/she must
I must
Correct answer: To have to/must
You must
Q3.
Deber and poder must be followed by the ..... form of the verb
Future
Correct answer: Infinitive
Past
Present
Q4.
‘Puedes preguntar’ is....
I can ask
Correct answer: You can ask
You might ask
You must ask
Q5.
‘Debe cambiar’ is....
Correct answer: He/she must change
He/she must go
I must change
You must change
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
con
for
more
Correct answer: with
Q8.
otra vez
a few times
Correct answer: once again
whenever
Q9.
¿quién?
what
when
Correct answer: who
Q10.
tarde
early
Correct answer: late
midday
Q11.
temprano
Correct answer: early
tonight
weather

11 Questions

Q1.
The verb 'pueden' means....
He/she can
I can
Correct answer: They can/they are able to
You can
Q2.
‘Debéis’ is...
He/she must
They have to/must
To have to/must
Correct answer: You (plural) have to/must
Q3.
Deber and poder must be followed by the ..... form of the verb
Future
Correct answer: Infinitive
Past
Present
Q4.
‘Deben limpiar’ is
The can clean
Correct answer: They must clean
We must clean
You must clean
Q5.
‘Podemos terminar ’ is
Correct answer: We can finish
We can start
We must finish
We must start
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in Spanish in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
otra vez
a few times
Correct answer: once again
whenever
Q8.
tarde
early
Correct answer: late
midday
Q9.
temprano
Correct answer: early
tonight
weather
Q10.
¿quién?
what
when
Correct answer: who
Q11.
con
for
more
Correct answer: with