What I have to do: 'deber' singular persons | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the English words below to the correct Spanish translations.
- mother
  
  ⇔
  
  la madre ✓
- father
  
  ⇔
  
  el padre ✓
- brother
  
  ⇔
  
  el hermano ✓
- sister
  
  ⇔
  
  la hermana ✓
- grandfather
  
  ⇔
  
  el abuelo ✓
- grandmother
  
  ⇔
  
  la abuela ✓
Match the different forms of the verbs 'dar', meaning 'to give', and 'querer', meaning 'to want', to the correct English translations.
- doy
  
  ⇔
  
  I give ✓
- das
  
  ⇔
  
  you give ✓
- da
  
  ⇔
  
  she, he, it gives ✓
- quiero
  
  ⇔
  
  I want ✓
- quieres
  
  ⇔
  
  you want ✓
- quiere
  
  ⇔
  
  she, he, it wants ✓
Which verbs can be used with the noun 'un regalo'?
- trabajar
- buscar ✓
- dar ✓
- descansar
- querer ✓
What does the word 'a' mean in the following sentence? 'Doy un regalo a mi madre.'
- for
- from
- to ✓
- at
- of
Which verbs relate to the noun 'tiempo'?
- preparar
- pasar ✓
- descansar
- dar ✓
- escuchar
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'He looks for an animal alone.'
- 'Busca un animal solo. ' ✓

Exit quiz

Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
- basura
  
  ⇔
  
  rubbish ✓
- ropa
  
  ⇔
  
  clothes ✓
- suelo
  
  ⇔
  
  floor ✓
Put the days of the week in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  lunes
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  martes
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  miércoles
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  jueves
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  viernes
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  sábado
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  domingo
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
- deber
  
  ⇔
  
  to have to, having to ✓
- lavar
  
  ⇔
  
  to wash, washing ✓
- limpiar
  
  ⇔
  
  to clean, cleaning ✓
- organizar
  
  ⇔
  
  to organise, organising ✓
- sacar
  
  ⇔
  
  to take out, taking out ✓
- pasar
  
  ⇔
  
  to spend (time), spending (time) ✓
Choose the correct verb to complete the following sentence: 'Quiero __________ una fiesta con mi hermano.'
- organizo
- organizas
- organiza
- organizamos
- organizar ✓
Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: 'I have to clean the house.'
- Deber limpiar la casa.
- Debo limpiar la cama.
- Debo limpiar la casa. ✓
- Debes limpiar la cama.
- Debe limpiar la casa.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'She must do the homework.'
- 'Debe hacer los deberes.' ✓

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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.

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.'

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