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Meet, ask, describe and find
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
Identity, location or hunger?
Identity and description use : . Location and physical state use : , . Hunger is the expression : . These choices express different meanings, not how long something lasts.
Soy Javier.I am Javier.
Estoy aquí.I am here.
Tengo hambre.I am hungry.
Articles and ownership
Learn , and with their articles. One/a is or . Articles do not change just because the noun is an object. Before a singular noun, , and do not change for its gender: , . The pronoun has an accent; the ownership word does not.
Questions and saying no
Use opening and closing question marks: Accented question words include , and . goes before the conjugated verb: , .
A verb form and an infinitive
A verb ending identifies the person: , , ; , , . changes its vowel in some forms: , but . To want an action, use + the unchanged infinitive: .
Practice 1/5 · The right form
Use the meaning of the whole sentence
Choose the right word for the gap.
Clara mi vecina.
Clara is my neighbour.
La casa aquí.
The house is here.
Michi hambre.
Michi is hungry.
Vosotras las nuevas vecinas.
You are the new neighbours.
Vosotros un gato.
You have a cat.
Nosotras abajo.
We are downstairs.
Practice 2/5 · Fill the gaps
A different visit
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
cerveza, por favor. Yo tengo hambre.
A beer, please. I am not hungry.
cerveza, por favor. Yo tengo hambre.
A beer, please. I am not hungry.
Nosotros aquí.
We want to live here.
Nosotros aquí.
We want to live here.
Mi gato arriba. Mi abuela abajo.
My cat is upstairs. My grandmother lives downstairs.
Mi gato arriba. Mi abuela abajo.
My cat is upstairs. My grandmother lives downstairs.
Practice 3/5 · Building sentences
Assemble short messages
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
Where is your key?
I do not want to play now.
You play the trumpet.
You live here.
Practice 4/5 · In situations
Use the course in a new moment
Choose the right words for the situation.
Your key is missing. Elvira is helping you look. Ask about its location politely without guessing who has it.
You say:
Ask for the missing object’s location.
Your key is missing. Elvira is helping you look. Ask about its location politely without guessing who has it.
You say:
Ask for the missing object’s location.
You and a friend want to stay in this house. Tell Elvira about that shared wish.
You say:
Queremos shows we; vivir stays an infinitive.
You and a friend want to stay in this house. Tell Elvira about that shared wish.
You say:
Queremos shows we; vivir stays an infinitive.
Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps
Your introduction and how you feel
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
As Lukas
Soy el nuevo . Estoy .
I am the new neighbour. I am tired.
As Lena
Soy la nueva . Estoy .
I am the new neighbour. I am tired.
As Lukas
Estoy . Encantado.
I am happy. Nice to meet you.
As Lena
Estoy . Encantada.
I am happy. Nice to meet you.
Unit complete
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