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Serie 'La casa de papel': modal 'quisiera', 'me gustaría' + infinitive

I can use and understand modal verbs in the context of the Spanish language series 'La casa de papel'.

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Serie 'La casa de papel': modal 'quisiera', 'me gustaría' + infinitive

I can use and understand modal verbs in the context of the Spanish language series 'La casa de papel'.

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Key learning points

  1. Modal verbs express necessity or possibility, and can be used to communicate future hopes and desires.
  2. To say what you would like to do, use a modal verb followed by an infinitive.
  3. Common modal verbs in Spanish include 'quisiera', 'me gustaría', 'te gustaría' and 'le gustaría'.

Keywords

  • Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'

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

  • Me gustaría - modal verb meaning 'I would like'

  • Quisiera - modal verb meaning 'I would like'

Common misconception

Modal verbs such as 'me gustaría' and 'quisiera' can be followed by simple present verbs.

Modal verbs such as 'me gustaría' and 'quisiera' cannot be followed by simple present verbs. To say what you would like to do, use a modal verb followed by an infinitive.


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Starter Quiz Q2 contains Higher Tier vocabulary. Slides 9, 10 and Task A1b also contain Higher Tier vocabulary. It is common for students to mispronounce 'quisiera', so you could consider some choral repetition of this word in particular to practice the [qui] sound.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:cuenta,account
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account

Correct Answer:enfermedad,illness, sickness
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illness, sickness

Correct Answer:peligro,danger
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danger

Correct Answer:revista,magazine
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magazine

Correct Answer:llamar,to call, calling
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to call, calling

Correct Answer:menos,minus, except
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minus, except

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:cerebro,brain
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brain

Correct Answer:obtener,to obtain, get
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to obtain, get

Correct Answer:lujo,luxury
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luxury

Correct Answer:impedir,to prevent, preventing
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to prevent, preventing

Correct Answer:encuesta,survey
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survey

Correct Answer:manifestación,protest
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protest

Q3.
express necessity or possibility and can be used to communicate desire.
Correct answer: modal verbs
infinitive verbs
irregular verbs
Q4.
Which of the following are modal verbs?
Correct answer: quiero
jugué
escribimos
Correct answer: tengo que
fuisteis
Q5.
verbs communicate the general meaning of the verb, with no subject or tense.
regular
irregular
preterite
Correct answer: infinitive
Q6.
Which of the following are infinitive verbs?
Correct answer: atravesar
Correct answer: ver
escucho
responden
Correct answer: impedir

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:serie,series
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series

Correct Answer:educativo,educational
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educational

Correct Answer:ciencia ficción,science fiction
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science fiction

Correct Answer:telenovela,soap opera
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soap opera

Correct Answer:telerrealidad,reality TV
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reality TV

Correct Answer:favorito,favourite
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favourite

Q2.
Match the modal verbs.
Correct Answer:me gustaría,I would like
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I would like

Correct Answer:te gustaría,you would like
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you would like

Correct Answer:le gustaría,she, he would like
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she, he would like

Q3.
To say what you would like to do, use a modal verb followed by an ...
object pronoun
adverb
Correct answer: infinitive verb
Q4.
What is the missing verb? 'Quisiera una cuenta en un sitio de streaming.'
Correct answer: crear
creo
creamos
creé
crean
Q5.
Fill in the gap. 'A mi hermano gustaría ver un musical.
Correct Answer: le
Q6.
What is expressed in this sentence? 'Me gustaba ir a Francia con mis abuelos, pero el año que viene me gustaría ir a Italia con mis amigos.'
Correct answer: an opinion in the past
an opinion in the present
Correct answer: a future desire

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