when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number

part of verb ‘tener’ and means ‘they have’

part of verb ‘ser’ and means she/he/it is (trait)

part of verb ‘ser’ and means they are (trait)

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Family: 'tener' 3rd person singular and plural

Spanish

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.

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

Which words are missing from '{{}} {{}} perro. {{}} activo.'? (We)

Tiene un trabajo. Es interesante y antiguo.

Tienes una trabajo. Son interesante y antigua.

Tenemos un trabajo. Es interesante y antigua.

Tenemos un trabajo. Son interesante  y antiguo.

Which is the right way to turn the words in this sentence into singular, and also into feminine when possible (nouns, adjectives, verbs): 'Tienen unos trabajos. Son interesantes y antiguos.'

How many [r] sounds are in this sentence: 'Hay que parar y repetir el correo'.

How do you say 'strong' in plural in Spanish?

Place the adjectives in this order: beautiful, small, strange, old.

How do you say 'we have some expensive boats'.

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