KS3 · Spanish · Year 9
Film-making: 'tengo', 'tienes', 'tiene'
Important events: 'tener' present and preterite
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can use singular forms of the verb 'tener' to talk about film-making.
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Film-making: 'tengo', 'tienes', 'tiene': 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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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use singular forms of the verb 'tener' to talk about film-making.
Key learning points
- The SSCs [ce], [ci] and [z] are pronounced differently throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
- Use the demonstrative adjective 'este' to mean 'this' before a masculine noun, and 'esta' before a feminine noun.
- The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'.
- Singular forms of 'tener' are 'tengo', 'tienes' and 'tiene'.
- Use 'tener que' to express obligation, meaning 'to have to'.
Words to know
- demonstrative adjective
- specifies a particular noun, e.g. 'this'
- tener
- to have, having
Common mistakes
In Spanish, 'que' always translates as 'that'.
In Spanish, 'que' does not always translate as 'that'. For example, the phrase 'tengo que' translates as 'I have to'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If students need more scaffolding for Task C2, refer them to the additional material so that they have access to the relevant vocabulary.

