Starter quiz
- Match the possessive adjectives in Spanish to the correct English possessive adjectives.
- mi⇔my ✓
- su⇔his, her, its ✓
- nuestro⇔our ✓
- tu⇔your (singular) ✓
- vuestro⇔your (plural) ✓
- What is the meaning of 'su' in the following context? 'Es una película famosa. Su protagonista es Penélope Cruz.'
- his
- her
- its ✓
- our
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- Which word could complete the following sentence? 'Mis __________ están aquí.'
- amigas ✓
- primos ✓
- hermana
- familia
- padre
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- Complete the following sentence. The preterite tense is used for __________.
- routine events in the present
- events in progress in the present
- future plans
- completed events in the past ✓
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- Translate the following into Spanish: 'she organised'
- 'organizó' ✓
- Translate the following into Spanish: 'they forgot'
- 'olvidaron' ✓
Exit quiz
- What does 'sus' mean in the following context? 'Lucía y Daniel están en la playa. Invitaron a sus amigos a quedar allí.'
- his
- her
- its
- their ✓
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- Which words could appear after 'sus'?
- esfuerzo
- popularidad
- papeles ✓
- proyectos ✓
- amiga
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- Which of these Spanish words are cognates or near-cognates in English?
- asociación ✓
- romántico ✓
- artista ✓
- compartieron
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- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'They showed their happiness.'
- 'Mostraron su alegría.' ✓
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'Did she post a photo?'
- '¿Publicó una foto?' ✓
- Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'Did they organise the wedding?'
- '¿Organizaron la boda?' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- To say ‘his’, ‘her’ or ‘its’ before a singular or uncountable noun, both masculine and singular, we use ‘su’.
- ‘Su’ and ‘sus’ mean ‘their’, referring to something that belongs to more than one person.
- Spanish doesn’t have a word for ‘do’ or ‘did’ in questions (auxiliary). Only the main verb is used.
Common misconception
The final ‘-s’ in ‘sus’ refers to more than one person.
The final ‘s’ refers to a plural noun.
Keywords
Possessive adjective - an adjective referring to possession; in English this includes 'my' and 'your'
Preterite - a tense used for completed events in the past
Cognate - a word in more than one language that has the same meaning and linguistic origin
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