KS3 · Spanish · Year 8
How people feel: idiomatic uses of 'tener' + noun
Describing how people feel: 'tener' and 'dar' + noun
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Your learning goal
I can use the verb 'tener' to describe how people feel.
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I can use the verb 'tener' to describe how people feel.
Key learning points
- The verb 'tener' can also be translated as 'to be + adjective' when used as an idiom, 'tener + noun'.
- Its singular forms are: 'tengo', 'tienes', 'tiene' and its plural forms are: 'tenemos' and 'tienen'.
- The Spanish plural subject pronouns are: 'nosotros/as', 'ellos/as'. They add clarity about who the verb refers to.
Words to know
- tener
- -er verb meaning 'to have, having'; with some nouns 'tener' also translates as 'to be, being'
- idiom
- a phrase or expression whose meaning we don't translate word-for-word, e.g. 'it's raining cats and dogs'
Common mistakes
The verb 'tener' always means 'to have, having'.
The verb 'tener' translates into English as 'to be' when used as part of idioms, e.g. 'tengo suerte' translates as 'I am lucky'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The teacher might want to add an element of competition by doing activity B5 as a paired activity where the first pair to translate the sentences are the winners.