KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Una historia de inmigración: subject pronouns
My personal world: la migración y la identidad nacional
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Your learning goal
I can understand and use Spanish subject pronouns in the context of stories of immigration.
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Una historia de inmigración: subject pronouns: 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 understand and use Spanish subject pronouns in the context of stories of immigration.
Key learning points
- The Spanish subject pronouns are ‘yo’, ‘tú’, ‘él/ella/usted’, ‘nosotros’, ‘vosotros’, and ‘ellos/ellas/ustedes’.
- The subject of a Spanish verb is usually made clear by the verb ending.
- Spanish subject pronouns can be used to provide emphasis if there is a change of subject.
Words to know
- subject
- the person, people or thing(s) doing a verb
- subject pronoun
- represents the person, people or thing(s) doing a verb e.g. I, we, they
Common mistakes
It is always necessary to use subject pronouns before Spanish verbs.
It is not usually necessary to use subject pronouns before Spanish verbs as the verb ending shows the subject. However, they can be used to emphasise a change of subject.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Starter and Exit Quiz Qs 2 are aimed at Higher Tier students, as well as Tasks B2a and B2b.