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What does Quique have? 'Tengo' and 'tiene'

What I and others have: singular and plural 'tener'

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils use previously taught and newly learnt forms of 'tener' in the contexts of school, home and physical description. They synthesise familiar and new language for the purpose of describing a friend. For this they learn new carefully selected high frequency vocabulary.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to say what you have and someone else has using 'tengo' and 'tiene'.

Key Notes

  • In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. They agree with the number and gender of the noun.
  • Adjectives ending in -e stay the same for singular masculine and feminine nouns.
  • The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'. It is an irregular verb.
  • To say 'I have', use 'tengo'. To say 'she, he, it is', use 'tiene'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • tener: verb meaning 'to have, having'
  • tengo: verb 'I have', part of the verb 'tener'
  • tiene: verb 'she, he, it has', part of the verb 'tener'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Adjectives in Spanish appear before the noun as they do in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

In Spanish, many adjectives follow the noun. They agree with the number and gender of the noun. Adjectives ending in -e stay the same for singular masculine and feminine nouns.

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

verb meaning 'to have, having'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Adjectives in Spanish appear before the noun as they do in English. Correction: In Spanish, many adjectives appear after the noun and agree with the number and gender of the noun they describe.

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