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- Year 11
- Edexcel
Entrevistas: 'usted' and 'tú', present tense, role-play (Edexcel)
I can use 'tú' and 'usted' to address others when conducting an interview.
- Year 11
- Edexcel
Entrevistas: 'usted' and 'tú', present tense, role-play (Edexcel)
I can use 'tú' and 'usted' to address others when conducting an interview.
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Key learning points
- We can boost our word knowledge by making connections between words such as word families, synonyms, opposites, etc.
- To mean 'you' in an informal context, use 'tú'. In a formal context, use 'usted'.
- It is common to address unfamiliar people as 'usted', for example in commercial settings like a shop or restaurant.
- The plural form of 'usted' is 'ustedes'.
- 'Usted' and 'ustedes' respectively take the 3rd person singular and plural forms of the verb.
Keywords
Tú - informal way to address 'you'
Usted - formal way to address 'you'
Ustedes - formal way to address 'you all'
3rd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she', 'he', 'it', 'they', or 'you (formal)'
Common misconception
The only way to mean 'you (singular)' in Spanish is 'tú'.
There are two ways to mean 'you (singular)' in Spanish. Use 'tú' to mean 'you' in an informal context, and 'usted' to mean 'you' in a formal context.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'soon'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to get married
to cut, cutting
to cross, crossing
to dedicate, dedicating
to move, moving
to reject, rejecting
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
love
bag
thing
right
happiness
rain
Q4.You are speaking to a waiter. Write in Spanish: 'Do you recommend the fish?'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el escritor compró un reloj'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'there are two benches on the square'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which adjective is an antonym of 'enorme'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
you (singular informal)
you (singular formal)
you (plural formal)
your (singular informal)
your (plural informal)