KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
En el trabajo: informal and formal your - 'tu' and 'su'
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Your learning goal
I can use the possessive adjectives 'tu' and 'su' in the context of the workplace.
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En el trabajo: informal and formal your - 'tu' and 'su': slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use the possessive adjectives 'tu' and 'su' in the context of the workplace.
Key learning points
- To mean 'your' when addressing 'tú', use 'tu'.
- To mean 'your' when addressing 'usted', use 'su'.
- 'tu' and 'su' are possessive adjectives.
- 'tu' and 'su' become 'tus' and 'sus' when describing the ownership of plural nouns.
Words to know
- possessive adjective
- shows who something belongs to
- tu
- your (informal)
- su
- your (formal)
Common mistakes
In Spanish, 'tú' and 'tu' mean the same thing.
In Spanish, 'tú' and 'tu' do not mean the same thing. 'Tú' is a subject pronoun meaning 'you' (informal), whereas 'tu' is a possessive adjective meaning 'your' (informal).
For parents, carers and teachers
- Slides 9, 10 and Task A2 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. Task B2 could be adapted into a pairs task, whereby one partner completes the sentence in Spanish and the other translates into English.