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Possessions: number agreement on 'mi' and 'tu'

Learning outcomes

I can talk about belongings using plural possessive adjectives.

I can understand and read sentences with the sounds [ñ] and [n] confidently.

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Possessions: number agreement on 'mi' and 'tu'

Learning outcomes

I can talk about belongings using plural possessive adjectives.

I can understand and read sentences with the sounds [ñ] and [n] confidently.

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [n] is pronounced as in the word 'mano'.
  2. The SSC [ñ] is pronounced as in the word 'español'.
  3. The possessive adjective 'mis' is used before plural nouns and it means 'my'.
  4. The possessive adjective 'tus' is used before plural nouns and it means 'your'.

Keywords

  • Possessive adjectives - show who something belongs to

  • Mis - plural possessive adjective meaning 'my'

  • Tus - plural possessive adjective meaning 'your'

Common misconception

There is only one word for 'your' in Spanish and that is 'tu'.

In Spanish, if the possessive adjective 'your' comes before a singular or uncountable noun, we say 'tu', but if it comes before a plural noun we say 'tus'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Put the days of the week in the correct order.
1 - lunes
2 - martes
3 - miércoles
4 - jueves
5 - viernes
6 - sábado
7 - domingo
Q2.
Complete this sentence with the correct article: ' domingos lavo el coche.'
el
la
Correct answer: los
las
Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:beber,to drink, drinking
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to drink, drinking

Correct Answer:comer,to eat, eating
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to eat, eating

Correct Answer:lavar,to wash, washing
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to wash, washing

Correct Answer:leer,to read, reading
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to read, reading

Correct Answer:organizar,to organise, organising
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to organise, organising

Correct Answer:vivir,to live, living
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to live, living

Q4.
Order the verb forms: I must, you must, she/he/it must.
1 - debo
2 - debes
3 - debe
Q5.
Match the English to the Spanish.
Correct Answer:where ... ?,¿dónde ... ?
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¿dónde ... ?

Correct Answer:when ... ?,¿cuándo ... ?
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¿cuándo ... ?

Correct Answer:who is ... ?,¿quién es ... ?
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¿quién es ... ?

Correct Answer:who are ... ?,¿quiénes son ... ?
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¿quiénes son ... ?

Correct Answer:which is ... ?,¿cuál es ... ?
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¿cuál es ... ?

Correct Answer:which are ... ?,¿cuáles son ... ?
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¿cuáles son ... ?

Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'Who has a phone?'
Correct Answer: ¿Quién tiene un móvil?

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:el niño,young boy
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young boy

Correct Answer:el hombre,man
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man

Correct Answer:el agua,water
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water

Correct Answer:completamente,completely
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completely

Correct Answer:perdido,lost
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lost

Correct Answer:rico,rich
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rich

Q2.
Which words are adverbs?
Correct answer: completamente
rico
Correct answer: a veces
Correct answer: nunca
aunque
Q3.
' revista está en la calle.' Which possessive adjectives make sense?
Correct answer: mi
mis
Correct answer: tu
tus
Q4.
Translate into Spanish: 'My dog and your cat.'
Correct Answer: Mi perro y tu gato.
Q5.
Translate into Spanish: 'My parents have a key'.
Correct Answer: Mis padres tienen una llave.
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'Your friends eat fruit.'
Correct Answer: Tus amigos comen fruta.

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