Teach Y G - 07 - Expressing obligation & need

Question 1

1. conjug tener que + Infin
2. conjug necesitar + inf
3. conjug deber + inf

Answer 1

1. Person + HAVE TO + verb
2. Person + NEED TO + verb
3. Person + MUST/HAVE + verb

Question 2

¿Qué tienes que hacer?

Answer 2

What do you have to do?

Question 3

¿Cuánto tiempo necesitas?

Answer 3

How much time do you need?

Question 4

¿Qué debo hacer?

Answer 4

What must I do?

Question 5

Tenemos que comprar pan

Answer 5

We have to buy bread

Question 6

Necesitamos hablar con Vd.

Answer 6

We need to talk to you.

Question 7

Debemos esperar

Answer 7

We have to wait

Question 8

Impersonally expressing obligation and need:

1. hay que + infinitive
2. hace falta + infinitive
3. es necesario + infinitive
4. para + infinitive

Answer 8

Impersonally expressing obligation and need:

1. you have to, one has to
2. one needs
3. it is necessary
4. to (in order to) X

Question 9

¿Cuánto tiempo hay que esperar?

Answer 9

How long does one have to wait?

Question 10

Hace falta más dinero

Answer 10

We need more money

Question 11

No es necesario venir mañana

Answer 11

It´s not necessary to come tomorrow

Question 12

para conseguir un visado

Answer 12

to get a visa

Question 13

no hay que hacer nada

Answer 13

you don’t have to do anything

Question 14

hace falta tener paciencia

Answer 14

one needs to have patience

Question 15

es necesario hablar con ella

Answer 15

It’s necessary to speak to her

Question 16

y de vez en cuando debo salir para ir al banco

Answer 16

and from time to time I have to go out to the bank

Question 17

mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro, su
mis, tus, sus, nuestros, vuestros, sus
possessive adjectives

Answer 17

my, your, his/her/its/your, our, your, their

what are these?

Question 18

¿Dónde está vuestra familia?

Answer 18

Where is your family?

Question 19

mío/a, tuyo/a, suyo/a, nuestro/a, vuestro/a, suyo/a

possessive pronouns

Answer 19

mine, yours, his/hers/it/s/yours, ours, yours, yours/theirs

what are these?

Question 20

Éste libro es mío

Answer 20

This book is mine

Question 21

La idea suya es estupenda

Answer 21

Your idea is great

Question 22

¿De quién es ese bolso?

Es de Antonia

Answer 22

Whose is that handbag?

It’s Antonia’s

Question 23

¿Son tuyas estas llaves?

Si, son mías.

Answer 23

Are these keys yours?

Yes, they´re mine.

Question 24

1. ¿Cómo están tus hijos?
2. Muy bien, ¿y los tuyos?
3. Pablo está un poco resfriado, pero …

Answer 24

1. How are your kids?
2. Fine, and yours?
3. Pablo has a slight cold, but …

Question 25

El mío es aquél

Answer 25

That one’s mine

Question 26

1. ¿A quién pertenece esta casa?

2. Pertenecer is used less frequently.

Answer 26

1. Who does this house belong to?

2. How commonly used is the verb to belong?

Question 27

Pertenecen a una firma inglesa

Answer 27

They belong to an English firm.