KS2 · Spanish · Year 5
On our desk: 'detrás', 'debajo' and 'en'
What I and others have: singular and plural 'tener'
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can say what's on my desk using 'detrás de', 'debajo de' and 'en'.
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On our desk: 'detrás', 'debajo' and 'en': 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 say what's on my desk using 'detrás de', 'debajo de' and 'en'.
Key learning points
- [z] is always followed by [a], [o] or [u]; [z] sounds the same as [c] in front of [e] and [i].
- 'Tener' means to have, having; to say 'they have', use 'tienen', to say 'we have' use 'tenemos'.
- 'Un' and 'una' are used with singular nouns; 'unos' and 'unas' are used with plural nouns.
- 'Detrás (de)', 'debajo (de) ' and 'en' are used to say where something is; 'detrás' and 'debajo' are followed by 'de'.
Words to know
- tenemos
- part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have, having', meaning 'we have'
- tienen
- part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'to have, having', meaning 'they have'
- detrás de
- prepositional phrase meaning 'behind'
- debajo de
- prepositional phrase meaning behind 'under'
- en
- preposition meaning 'at', 'in' and 'on'
Common mistakes
In Spanish, the words 'detrás' (behind) and 'debajo' (under) are used in the same way as in English, followed directly by an article and noun.
In Spanish, 'detrás' (behind) and 'debajo' (under) are folowed by 'de' in Spanish and then the article and the noun; used like this, they are known as prepositional phrases.
For parents, carers and teachers
- As an additional and practical activity, pupils could gather some equipment on their desks and then work with a partner to describe it.