While I drink my coffeeBefore you practise: rules and examples
These topics cover this set, including review questions. Open the guide and refer to it while answering.
Likes and invitations
Agrada agrees with the thing liked: el te → m’agrada; els museus → m’agraden. An action takes m’agrada dibuixar. To me/you/him or her: m’/t’/li. Vull, vols, vol, volem, voleu, volen are forms of voler.
M’agrada el te. — I like tea.
M’agraden els museus. — I like museums.
A small problem
For a request, use pot + infinitive: pot ajudar, pot repetir. State the problem, then request an action. Un altre / una altra means another. Ajudar-me and em pot ajudar show two pronoun positions with this verb combination.
No funciona la clau. — The key does not work.
No puc obrir la porta. — I cannot open the door.
Weather and simple comparisons
Weather: fa fred/calor/sol/vent, plou, neva. There is no dummy it: just plou. Comparisons: més… que, menys… que. Learn prefereixo as a useful form here, without the full -ir group.
Avui fa fred. — It is cold today.
A Mataró fa més calor que a Barcelona. — It is warmer in Mataró than in Barcelona.
Lunch for friends
Review quantities, preferences and the present. Poder: puc, pots, pot, podem, podeu, poden. Follow poder with an infinitive: podem comprar. No goes before the verb group: no podem comprar.
Què necessitem? — What do we need?
Podem comprar pa. — We can buy bread.
1. Complete: m’___ els llibres.
2. Build the phrase
I like tea.
3. Build the phrase
I like museums.
4. Choose “another key”.
5. Build the phrase
The key does not work.
6. Build the phrase
I cannot open the door.
Review from Nº6These items appeared in the previous issue. See what has changed since then.
7. Complete: més tranquil ___ el centre.
8. Complete: podem ___ pa.