Starter quiz
- Which of the following verbs mean 'to do/to make'?
- caminar
- tener
- estudiar
- hacer ✓
- trabajar
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- Match the first three conjugations of the verb 'hacer'.
- hago⇔I ✓
- haces⇔you ✓
- hace⇔she, he, it ✓
- Match the English to the Spanish.
- deberes⇔homework ✓
- escuela⇔school ✓
- dibujo⇔drawing ✓
- equipo⇔team ✓
- película⇔film ✓
- chino⇔Chinese ✓
- Which of the following question words means 'how much'?
- ¿dónde?
- ¿qué?
- ¿cuál?
- ¿cuándo?
- ¿cuánto? ✓
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- Choose the correct verb form to say 'I spend time with my family'. ______ tiempo con mi familia.
- pasar
- pasa
- paso ✓
- pasas
- pasamos
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- How do you say in Spanish?: 'We rest in the bed.'
- 'Descansamos en la cama.' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which verb is a modal verb?
- preparar
- participar
- preguntar
- pedir
- poder ✓
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- Match the Spanish to the English.
- participar⇔to participate, participating ✓
- preguntar⇔to ask, asking ✓
- pedir⇔to ask for, asking for ✓
- cambiar⇔to change, changing ✓
- jugar⇔to play, playing ✓
- poder⇔to be able to/can ✓
- Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence: '______ un favor es normal.'
- preguntar
- pedir ✓
- poder
- jugar
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- Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence: 'Es bueno ______ participar en clase.'
- participo
- poder ✓
- puedo
- puede
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- How would you say 'I can play with the family.'?
- 'Puedo jugar con la familia. ' ✓
- Translate into Spanish: 'She can/is able to ask for help.'
- 'Puede pedir ayuda. ' ✓
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Key learning points
- The sound [u] is pronounced as in 'universo'.
- The verb 'poder' means to be able/can'.
- 'Puedo' means 'I am able to/can' and 'puede' means she, he, it is able/can'.
- The verb 'poder' is followed by an infinitive.
Common misconception
The stem of the 'I, you, she/he/it' form of the verb 'poder' is spelt exactly the same as the infinitive.
The infinitive is 'poder' but when we conjugate the verb, the spelling changes for the 'I, you, she/he/it' form. 'Puedo' means 'I can', 'puedes' means 'you can' and 'puede' means 'she/he/it can.'
Keywords
[u] - pronounced as in the word ‘universo’
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive e.g., must, can, want
Poder - the modal verb that means to be able to/can. ‘Puedo’ means ‘I can/I’m able to’ and ‘puede’ means ‘she, he, it can/is able to’
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