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Family: 'tener' 3rd person singular and plural

What we have: 'tener' plural persons, plural adjectives

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils work with an authentic text. They learn two plural forms of 'tener' - 'tenemos' and 'tienen', to talk about who people have in their families. Pupils learn that in Spanish, the adjective comes after the noun. Key sounds learnt are v, b, rr, r, silent h.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to speak about extended family using you have, we have, they have and adjective agreement.

Key Notes

  • To speak about what 'they have', 'tienen' is used.
  • Adjectives in Spanish always have to agree with the noun in grammatical gender and number.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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 Mistakes To Avoid

  • The adjective needs to agree with the verb.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

To speak about what 'they have', 'tienen' is used. Adjectives in Spanish always have to agree with the noun in grammatical gender and number.

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

when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The adjective needs to agree with the verb. Correction: This is only the case with attribute verbs like 'ser' or 'estar' because the adjective is still referring to an implicit noun (person, thing).

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