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Christmas time: ‘querer’ singular persons

I can use the verb 'querer' to talk about what I want for Christmas

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Christmas time: ‘querer’ singular persons

I can use the verb 'querer' to talk about what I want for Christmas

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Key learning points

  1. The verb 'querer' means 'want wanting' and it's used to talk about what things we want
  2. 'Quiero' means 'I want'; 'quieres' means 'you want'; 'quiere' means she, he, it wants'.
  3. The verb 'querer' is often followed by an indefinite article 'un/una/unos/unas'.

Keywords

  • Querer - the verb to want, wanting

  • Quiero - part of the verb 'querer' meaning 'I want'

  • Quieres - part of the verb 'querer' meaning 'you want'

  • Quiere - part of the verb 'querer' meaning 'she, he, it wants'

Common misconception

'I want', 'you want' and 'she, he, it wants' have the same stem as the infinitive, querer, so you just need to change the verb endings.

'Quiero', 'quieres' and 'quiere' are spelt slightly different to the infinitive 'querer'. They have an extra 'i'.


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The teacher might want to ask some students to say what they would like for Christmas. They could use a dictionary to look up the meaning of the things they would like.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English to the Spanish.
Correct Answer:bailar,to dance, dancing
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to dance, dancing

Correct Answer:comprar,to buy, buying
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to buy, buying

Correct Answer:escuchar,to listen, listening
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to listen, listening

Correct Answer:llegar,to arrive, arriving
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to arrive, arriving

Correct Answer:hablar,to talk, talking
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to talk, talking

Q2.
Choose the 'I' form verbs from the list below.
Correct answer: bailo
Correct answer: compro
Correct answer: hablo
llega
escuchas
Q3.
Put the verb 'bailar' in the correct order following these pronouns: I, you, she/he/it
1 - bailo
2 - bailas
3 - baila
Q4.
Match the adjectives in Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:antiguo,old (m, sg)
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old (m, sg)

Correct Answer:barata,cheap (f, sg)
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cheap (f, sg)

Correct Answer:bonito,pretty (m, sg)
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pretty (m, sg)

Correct Answer:feos,ugly (m, pl)
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ugly (m, pl)

Correct Answer:ricas,rich (f, pl)
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rich (f, pl)

Correct Answer:malas,bad (f, pl)
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bad (f, pl)

Q5.
Which sentence says 'I buy some things.'?
Hablo unas cosas.
Necesito unas cosas.
Escucho unas cosas.
Correct answer: Compro unas cosas.
Q6.
Translate the sentence into Spanish: 'She needs a new shirt.'
Correct Answer: Necesita una camisa nueva. , necesita una camisa nueva

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the Spanish word for 'Christmas'?
Correct Answer: Navidad, la Navidad
Q2.
Choose the members of the family from the list below.
el regalo
Correct answer: el padre
Correct answer: la madre
el dinero
Correct answer: el hermano
Q3.
How would you say 'to want, wanting' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: querer
Q4.
Match the pronouns to the different forms of the verb 'to want'.
Correct Answer:I,quiero
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quiero

Correct Answer:you,quieres
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quieres

Correct Answer:she, he, it,quiere
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quiere

Q5.
Choose the correct translation for 'Do you want some presents?'
¿Quiero unos regalos?
¿Quieres un regalos?
¿Quieres una regalos?
Correct answer: ¿Quieres unos regalos?
¿Quiere unos regalos?
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'I want money'.
Correct Answer: Quiero dinero.

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