a verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive, e.g., must, can, want

a modal verb that means 'to have to/must' with singular forms: ‘debo’ - I must, ‘debes’ - you must, ‘debe’ - she, he, it must

comida

campo

pelicula

descansar

hola

What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons

Spanish

In this unit pupils are introduced to the first person plural of -ar verbs, which they contrast with the singular. Pupils learn singular forms of modal verbs 'deber' and 'poder', modal verbs in negative statements, 'querer' with an infinitive. Key sounds revisited are e, i, u, ca, co, cu.

What we can and must do: -AR verbs 1st person plural, modals 'poder' 'deber'

Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

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Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: 'I have to clean the house.' 

Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'She must do the homework.'

Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.

Match the different forms of the verbs 'dar', meaning 'to give', and 'querer', meaning 'to want', to the correct English translations.

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What does the word 'a' mean in the following sentence? 'Doy un regalo a mi madre.'

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