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Possessions at a crime scene: 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a' and 'suyo/a'

I can use demonstrative and possessive adjectives to describe evidence and identify who it belongs to at the crime scene.

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Year 9

Possessions at a crime scene: 'mío/a', 'tuyo/a' and 'suyo/a'

I can use demonstrative and possessive adjectives to describe evidence and identify who it belongs to at the crime scene.

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Key learning points

  1. To say ‘that’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘ese’, and for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esa'.
  2. To say ‘this’ for a singular masculine noun, use ‘este’, and for a singular feminine noun, use ‘esta’.
  3. To talk about possessions we use possessive adjectives.
  4. After a singular masculine noun, use 'mío' - 'mine', 'tuyo' - 'yours' and 'suyo' - 'his, hers'.
  5. After a singular feminine noun, use 'mía' - 'mine', 'tuya' - 'yours' and 'suya' - 'his, hers'.

Keywords

  • Demonstrative adjectives - specifies a particular noun, indicating ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’

  • Possessive adjectives - a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging

Common misconception

'Esta' means both 'this' and 'she, he, it is'.

‘Esta’ is a demonstrative adjective, it means ‘this’ and goes before a noun. ‘Está’ is a verb, means ‘she, he, it is’ and describes an state or location. As there is an accent, we must stress the last syllable.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'Caminamos __________ el parque.' Choose the correct missing word.

de
con
sin
sobre
Correct answer: por

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:continuar,to continue, continuing

to continue, continuing

Correct Answer:convencer,to convince, convincing

to convince, convincing

Correct Answer:desear,to wish, want

to wish, want

Correct Answer:entregar,to deliver, delivering

to deliver, delivering

Correct Answer:imaginar,to imagine, imagining

to imagine, imagining

Correct Answer:prometer,to promise, promising

to promise, promising

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:amor (m),love

love

Correct Answer:carerra (f),career

career

Correct Answer:enemigo (m),enemy

enemy

Correct Answer:jefe (m),boss

boss

Correct Answer:negocio (m),business

business

Correct Answer:reunión (f),meeting

meeting

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'there was a knight and he had a weapon'.

1 - había
2 - un
3 - caballero
4 - y
5 - tenía
6 - una
7 - arma

Q5.
Write in English: 'trabajo en una universidad'.

Correct Answer: I work in a university, I work at a university

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'she signs her name'.

Correct Answer: firma su nombre, ella firma su nombre

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:ese delito,that crime

that crime

Correct Answer:esa mentira,that lie

that lie

Correct Answer:este delito,this crime

this crime

Correct Answer:esta mentira,this lie

this lie

Q2.
Order the words to say: 'this city is on the coast'.

1 - esta
2 - ciudad
3 - está
4 - en
5 - la
6 - costa

Q3.
Write in English: 'este proyecto es tuyo'.

Correct Answer: this project is yours

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'that office is his'.

Correct Answer: esa oficina es suya

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