What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use singular persons of the modal verb ‘deber’ to talk about what I have to do.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
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.'
Teacher tip
The teacher might want to ask students to create a task timetable. They could write a task for every day of the week, i.e., 'El lunes limpio el suelo con mi madre.'; Los martes hago ejercicio con mi hermano.'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.
la madre
el padre
el hermano
la hermana
el abuelo
la abuela
Q2.Match the different forms of the verbs 'dar', meaning 'to give', and 'querer', meaning 'to want', to the correct English translations.
I give
you give
she, he, it gives
I want
you want
she, he, it wants
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.
rubbish
clothes
floor
Q2.Put the days of the week in the correct order.
Q3.Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
to have to, having to
to wash, washing
to clean, cleaning
to organise, organising
to take out, taking out
to spend (time), spending (time)
Q4.Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: 'Quiero __________ una fiesta con mi hermano.'
Q5.Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: 'I have to clean the house.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'She must do the homework.'
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