Describe school: 'hay', 'tiene', 'es', 'está'
I can use ‘hay’, ‘tener’, ‘es’ and ‘está’ to describe people and places, and have conversations in class.
Describe school: 'hay', 'tiene', 'es', 'está'
I can use ‘hay’, ‘tener’, ‘es’ and ‘está’ to describe people and places, and have conversations in class.
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Key learning points
- 'Hay' means there is/are and is used in sentences that usually have 'en'.
- 'Tiene' means she/he/it has.
- The masculine plural is used also when the group includes girls/women.
Keywords
Hay - means 'there is' and 'there are'
Tiene - means she, he, it has
Es - means she, he, it is (trait)
Está - means she, he, it is (state)
Common misconception
Once a word is learnt, it stays in the memory forever.
Words need revisiting from time to time in order to not disappear from the memory.
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