Family: 'tener' 3rd person singular and plural
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can speak about extended family using I have, we have, they have and adjective agreement.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To speak about what 'they have', 'tienen' is used.
- Adjectives in Spanish always have to agree with the noun in grammatical gender and number.
Keywords
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Tienen - part of verb ‘tener’ and means ‘they have’
Es - part of verb ‘ser’ and means 'she, he, it is' (trait)
Son - part of verb ‘ser’ and means 'they are' (trait)
Common misconception
The adjective needs to agree with the verb.
This is only the case with attribute verbs like 'ser' or 'estar' because the adjective is still referring to an implicit noun (person, thing).
Teacher tip
This lesson is deliberately not focused on pupils' own families. However, teachers may wish, where appropriate to their classes, invite pupils to develop personal responses about their own extended family, or other people that are important in their lives.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
to walk
science
group
silence
Q2.How many [r] sounds are in this sentence: 'Hay que parar y repetir el correo'.
Q3.Match the English with the Spanish.
tengo
tienes
tiene
tenemos
Q4.How do you say 'strong' in plural in Spanish?
Q5.Place the adjectives in this order: beautiful, small, strange, old.
Q6.How do you say 'we have some expensive boats'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish with the English.
we have
I have
they have
you have
Q2.Which words are missing from ' perro. activo.'? (We)
Q3.How do you say 'quite'?
Q4.Which is the right way to turn the words in this sentence into singular, and also into feminine when possible (nouns, adjectives, verbs): 'Tienen unos trabajos. Son interesantes y antiguos.'
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