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Madrid: indefinite pronouns 'alguno', 'ninguno'

Travel and tourism: nuevos lugares

Unit Summary

This unit revisits singular forms of the inflectional future tense, and introduces plural forms. It also introduces further irregular stems. Pupils learn pronouns 'alguno/a/os/as' and 'ninguno/a/os/as', the present tense with 'desde hace', and 'llevar' with a time period and present participle.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use indefinite pronouns to describe places.

Key Notes

  • Madrid is the capital of Spain and its largest city. It's famous for its many museums, palaces and parks.
  • Indefinite pronouns replace a noun in the sentence and match the gender and number of the noun they refer to.
  • Alguno, alguna, algunos and algunas mean 'some', 'any' or 'a, an' and are used in affirmative sentences and questions.
  • 'Ninguno' and 'ninguna' mean 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'; they are always used in the singular form.
  • Indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns are identical apart from the masculine singular form.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • indefinite pronoun: words 'some', 'a, an', 'one', 'any', 'no-one', 'none' and 'anyone' that replace a noun in the sentence
  • alguno: masculine singular form of the indefinite pronoun meaning 'a, an', 'some' or 'any'
  • ninguno: masculine singular indefinite pronoun meaning 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • There is no difference between 'ningún' and 'ninguno'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Madrid is the capital of Spain and its largest city. It's famous for its many museums, palaces and parks. Indefinite pronouns replace a noun in the sentence and match the gender and number of the noun they refer to.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indefinite pronoun'

words 'some', 'a, an', 'one', 'any', 'no-one', 'none' and 'anyone' that replace a noun in the sentence. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: There is no difference between 'ningún' and 'ninguno'. Correction: 'Ningún' and 'ninguno' look very similar but they are used differently in Spanish. 'Ninguno' is a pronoun and it replaces a masculine singular noun. 'Ningún' is an indefinite adjective and it comes before a masculine singular noun.

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