Lesson 23 - Quehaceres Domésticos (Housework)
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Obligation Verbs
Grammar Lesson
Obligation verbs are verbs that are used to tell what you have to do. There are four obligation verbs in Spanish - necesitar, deber, tener que and hay que.
necesitar
The obligation verb necesitar means "to need." It is a regular -ar verb.
- necesito, necesitas, necesita, necesitamos, necesitáis, necesitan
- Necesito sacar la basura. = I need to take out the trash.
deber
The obligation verb deber means "must." It is a regular -er verb.
- debo, debes, debe, debemos, debéis, deben
- Debes cortar el césped. = You must cut the grass.
tener que
The obligation verb tener que means "have to." The verb tener is an irregular verb.
- tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen
- Tenemos que poner la mesa. = We have to set the table.
hay que
The obligation verb hay que means "one must." It is used to talk about in general what one must do, not talking about a specific person. It is always used in the form hay que.
- Hay que tender la cama en la mañana. = One must make the bed in the morning.
Practice
Section 1
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Writing
Write one sentence using each of the obligation verbs that you learned on this page.
- Examples:
- Necesito cargar el lavavajillas.
- Mi hermana debe sacar la basura.
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Lesson 23 - Quehaceres Domésticos (Housework)
Housework - Obligation Verbs - Dialogue - Reading - Quiz
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