KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
A friend in another school: 'poder', 'puedo', 'puede'
What we can and must do: -AR verbs 1st person plural, modals 'poder' 'deber'
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Your learning goal
I can talk about what I and a friend in another school are able to do.
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I can talk about what I and a friend in another school are able to do.
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.
Words to know
- [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’
Common mistakes
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.'
For parents, carers and teachers
- As a follow up speaking activity, the teacher might want to ask students to share with the class the thigs they can do in the classroom.