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En una fiesta de cumpleaños: modals, direct object pronouns in 2-verb structures

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I can use use the modal verbs ‘querer’, ‘poder’, ‘deber’ and ‘tener que' to talk about a birthday party.

I can pronounce [z] and [co] correctly.

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En una fiesta de cumpleaños: modals, direct object pronouns in 2-verb structures

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I can use use the modal verbs ‘querer’, ‘poder’, ‘deber’ and ‘tener que' to talk about a birthday party.

I can pronounce [z] and [co] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. The modal verbs 'querer', 'poder', 'deber' and 'tener que' are followed by an infinitive verb.
  2. In 2-verb structures, direct object pronouns can go before the conjugated verb and attached to the infinitive.
  3. When using verbs in the negative form with direct object pronouns, the 'no' needs to go before the object pronoun.
  4. [z] sounds like 'zapato' and [co] sounds like 'coche'. Pay attention to these two key sounds in words like 'conozco'.
  5. The translation for 'saber’ + infinitive is ‘can’, meaning ‘to know how to’ do something.

Keywords

  • Modal verb - a verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g., 'must do', 'can eat', 'want to help'

  • Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

  • Direct object pronoun - replaces a noun that is the object of the sentence

Common misconception

Modal verbs are followed by a conjugated verb which changes its ending to match the person who is speaking.

Modal verbs are followed by the infinitive.


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6 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'the birthday' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: el cumpleaños
Q2.
Which word goes in front of the verb to make a sentence negative?
en
Correct answer: no
a menudo
lo
Q3.
Match each person to the correct verb ending for -er and -ir verbs in the present tense.
Correct Answer:I,-o
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-o

Correct Answer:you,-es
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-es

Correct Answer:she, he, it,-e
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-e

Q4.
How do you say 'he thanks' in Spanish? The infinitive 'to thank' is 'agradecer'.
Correct Answer: agradece, Agradece., agradece., él agradece, 'agradece'
Q5.
Select the direct object pronouns.
Correct answer: lo
el
Correct answer: las
Correct answer: los
Correct answer: la
Q6.
Put the words below in the correct order to translate the sentence 'I buy them in a shop'.
1 - los
2 - compro
3 - en
4 - una
5 - tienda

6 Questions

Q1.
Match these Spanish words to their correct English translations.
Correct Answer:aguantar,to put up with, putting up with
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to put up with, putting up with

Correct Answer:divertirse,to have fun, having fun
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to have fun, having fun

Correct Answer:la esquina,corner
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corner

Correct Answer:el rock,rock music
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rock music

Correct Answer:pegar,to stick in, sticking in
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to stick in, sticking in

Correct Answer:pesado,annoying
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annoying

Q2.
'Querer’, ‘deber’, ‘tener que’ and ‘poder’ are all examples of ...
regular -er verbs.
Correct answer: modal verbs.
past tense verbs.
Q3.
Match the different forms of 'poder' to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:puedo,I can
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I can

Correct Answer:puedes,you can (singular)
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you can (singular)

Correct Answer:puede,she, he, it can
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she, he, it can

Q4.
Which of these verbs can be used to talk about what somebody must or has to do?
querer
Correct answer: tener que
Correct answer: deber
poder
Q5.
In two-verb constructions, where can direct object pronouns go?
Correct answer: before the first verb
before the second verb
Correct answer: after the infinitive, attached to it
before a noun
Q6.
Match these Spanish words to their correct English translations.
Correct Answer:colocar,to put, putting
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to put, putting

Correct Answer:llamar, llamarse,to call/name, to be called
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to call/name, to be called

Correct Answer:el suelo,floor, ground
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floor, ground

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

Correct Answer:temprano,early
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early

Correct Answer:mover,to move, moving
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to move, moving

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