KS2 · Spanish · Year 5
What do they have? 'Tiene' vs 'tienen'
What I and others have: singular and plural 'tener'
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I can say what others have using 'tiene' and 'tienen'.
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I can say what others have using 'tiene' and 'tienen'.
Key learning points
- The sound-spelling correspondences [ce] and [ci] are soft sounds.
- 'Hay' means 'there is' or 'there are' dependent on whether it's followed by a singular or plural noun.
- The verb 'tener' means 'to have, having'. 'Tiene' means 'she, he, it has'; 'tienen' means 'they have'.
- To say what you or others don't have, put 'no' before the verb to make it negative; this works for any verb and person.
- Using vocabulary in context helps improve reading and speaking skills.
Words to know
- tiene
- 'she, he, is has', part of the verb 'tener' meaning ‘to have, having’
- tienen
- 'they have', part of the verb 'tener' meaning ‘to have, having’
- hay
- meaning 'there is' or 'there are' depending on whether it's followed by singular or plural nouns
Common mistakes
To make a verb negative in Spanish, you have to add an additional verb, like 'do not' or 'does not', like in English.
In Spanish, no extra verb is necessary. You just add 'no' before the verb. This works for any verb and person.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Pupils could practise the use of 'en la clase hay' and 'la clase tiene' with additional objects of vocabulary they know and use the classroom around them for inspiration.