KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
De compras: demonstrative pronoun 'aquello'
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Your learning goal
I can use the demonstrative pronoun 'aquello' and verbs like 'conocer' and 'poner' in the context of a clothes shop.
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I can use the demonstrative pronoun 'aquello' and verbs like 'conocer' and 'poner' in the context of a clothes shop.
Key learning points
- 'Aquel' and 'aquella' both mean 'that' before a singular or uncountable noun.
- 'Aquello' means 'that (thing)' for something that is unspecified.
- 'Aquello' never appears before a noun and often appears before the relative pronoun 'que'.
- Verbs like 'poner' add 'g' to the end of the stem in the first person singular of the present tense.
- Verbs like 'conocer' add 'z' before the final 'c' of the stem in the first person singular of the present tense.
Words to know
- demonstrative adjective
- specifies a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'
- demonstrative pronoun
- replaces the noun, indicating 'this (one)', 'that (one)', 'these (ones)' or 'those (ones)'
- aquello
- demonstrative pronoun meaning ‘that (thing)'
- stem
- part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common mistakes
The verb 'hacer' follows the same rule as 'poner' for forming the 1st person singular of the present tense.
The letter 'g' replaces the 'c' in hacer in the first person singular of the present tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- 'Aquello' is an example of a Higher-tier grammar feature. A1 option 1 practises new vocabulary, while option 2 practises revisited vocabulary.