What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons
Learning outcomes
I can use singular persons of the modal verb ‘deber’ to talk about what I have to do.
I can pronounce words with the [ca], [co] and [cu] sounds correctly.
What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons
Learning outcomes
I can use singular persons of the modal verb ‘deber’ to talk about what I have to do.
I can pronounce words with the [ca], [co] and [cu] sounds correctly.
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Key learning points
- The SSC [ca] is pronounced as in 'casa', [co] as in ‘comer’ and [cu] as in ‘cuerpo'.
- The modal verb ‘deber’ means ‘must’ and we use it to talk about obligations.
- ‘Debo’ means ‘I must’, ‘debes’ means ‘you must’ and ‘debe’ means ‘she, he, it must’.
- The modal verb ‘deber’ is followed by an infinitive.
Keywords
Modal verb - a verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive, e.g., must, can, want
Deber - a modal verb that means 'to have to/must' with singular forms: ‘debo’ - I must, ‘debes’ - you must, ‘debe’ - she, he, it must
Common misconception
When there are two verbs together, we must conjugate both.
When we have two verbs together, we must conjugate the first one and use the infinitive for the second verb, i.e., 'Debo ayudar con las tareas en mi casa.'
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