KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
De compras y en el restaurante: 'tú' and 'usted'
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Your learning goal
I can use 'tú' and 'usted' to address others in commercial settings such as shops and restaurants.
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I can use 'tú' and 'usted' to address others in commercial settings such as shops and restaurants.
Key learning points
- The negatives 'nada', 'nunca', 'nadie' and 'ninguno' can be used before a verb, or after as part of a double negative.
- To mean 'you' in an informal context, use 'tú'. In a formal context, use 'usted'.
- It is common to address unfamiliar as people 'usted', for example in commercial settings like a shop or restaurant.
- The plural form of 'usted' is 'ustedes'.
- 'usted' and 'ustedes' respectively take the 3rd person singular and plural forms of the verb.
Words to know
- negative
- word that negates the meaning of other words and clauses
- tú
- informal way to address 'you'
- usted
- formal way to address 'you'
- 3rd person
- form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it, they', or 'you (formal)'
Common mistakes
The only way to mean 'you (sg)' in Spanish is 'tú'.
There are two ways to mean 'you (sg)' in Spanish. Use 'tú' to mean 'you' in an informal context, and 'usted' to mean 'you' in a formal context.
For parents, carers and teachers
- As well as verb endings, remind students to be aware of stem-change rules in Task B2, as these apply to verbs such as 'tener' and 'poder'.