Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study HubBrowse Year 10 Spanish Guides

Year 10 - Spanish

En el trabajo: informal and formal your - 'tu' and 'su'

Lifestyle and wellbeing: situaciones diarias

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn 'usted' to mean formal 'you'. Pupils further their knowledge of speaking formally with possessive adjective 'su' meaning 'your'. The unit introduces irregular forms of the second person affirmative imperative, and revisits regular second person affirmative imperatives.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use the possessive adjectives 'tu' and 'su' in the context of the workplace.

Key Notes

  • To mean 'your' when addressing 'tú', use 'tu'.
  • To mean 'your' when addressing 'usted', use 'su'.
  • 'tu' and 'su' are possessive adjectives.
  • 'tu' and 'su' become 'tus' and 'sus' when describing the ownership of plural nouns.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • possessive adjective: shows who something belongs to
  • tu: your (informal)
  • su: your (formal)

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In Spanish, 'tú' and 'tu' mean the same thing.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

To mean 'your' when addressing 'tú', use 'tu'. To mean 'your' when addressing 'usted', use 'su'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'possessive adjective'

shows who something belongs to. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In Spanish, 'tú' and 'tu' mean the same thing. Correction: In Spanish, 'tú' and 'tu' do not mean the same thing. 'Tú' is a subject pronoun meaning 'you' (informal), whereas 'tu' is a possessive adjective meaning 'your' (informal).

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 10 Spanish guide library.