Presentación de GRAMÁTICA

Presentación de GRAMÁTICA
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Goal: Learn to express possession. Then practice using possessive adjectives
to talk about your family members and to give dates. Actividades 5–8
¿Recuerdas? After-school activities p. 32, describing others p. 58
English Grammar Connection: Possessive adjectives tell you who owns
something or describe a relationship between people or things. The forms of
possessive adjectives do not change in English, but they do change in Spanish.
They are my cousins.
Ellos son mis primos.
Possessive Adjectives
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In Spanish, possessive adjectives agree in number with the nouns
they describe.
Here’s how:
Plural Possessive Adjectives
Singular Possessive Adjectives
mi
nuestro(a)
mis
nuestros(as)
my
our
my
our
tu
vuestro(a)
tus
vuestros(as)
your (familiar)
your (familiar)
your (familiar)
your (familiar)
su
su
sus
sus
your (formal)
your
your (formal)
your
su
su
sus
sus
his, her, its
their
his, her, its
their
Es mi tía.
Son mis tías.
She is my aunt.
They are my aunts.
Nuestro(a) and vuestro(a) must also agree in gender with the nouns they describe.
agrees
agrees
Nuestra abuela tiene 70 años.
Nuestros abuelos viven en San Francisco.
Our grandmother is 70 years old.
Our grandparents live in San Francisco.
Más práctica
Cuaderno pp. 125–127
Cuaderno para hispanohablantes pp. 126–128
Leveled Grammar Practice
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Lección 2
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