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Possessive adjectives

Possessive adjectives. Possessive Adjectives They indicate ownership / possession of something. Here are the possessive adjectives in both Spanish and

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Possessive adjectives

Page 2: Possessive adjectives. Possessive Adjectives They indicate ownership / possession of something. Here are the possessive adjectives in both Spanish and

Possessive AdjectivesThey indicate ownership / possession of something.  Here are the possessive adjectives in both Spanish and English:

Singular    Plural

My   mi amigo (-a) mis amigos (-as)

Your (familiar) tu amigo (-a)   tus amigos (-as)

Your (formal)   su amigo (-a)    sus amigos (-as)

His, hers, its, their su amigo (-a)  sus amigos (-as)

Our    nuestro amigo *    nuestros amigos

nuestra amiga * nuestras amigas

You all’s (Spain) vuestro amigo *    vuestros amigos

vuestra amiga * vuestras amigas

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Possessive AdjectivesThey must agree in gender (masculine or feminine)

and number (singular or plural) with the person or thing possessed, not with the possessor.

nuestra madre      our mother

sus libros              your (his, her, its, their) books

**Note: On the previous chart nuestro and vuestro has four forms, they are the only two forms that change with gender. The other possessive adjectives have only two forms.

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Possessive AdjectivesAdding an –s to the possessive adjective does not

change its translation.  If the item that is being possessed is plural, the possessive adjective must be plural as well!

mi libro, my book;

mis libros, my books

Su has four meanings:

his, her, their and your (formal).

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Possessive AdjectivesIf the meaning of su is not clear from the context of the sentence, a prepositional phrase is used in place of su.

María busca a la hermana de él.

María looks for his sister.

El hombre busca las llaves de ella.

The man looks for her keys.

María busca el cuaderno de Juan.

María looks for Juan's notebook.

El hombre busca las llaves de Samanta.

The man looks for Samantha’s keys.

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1. Juan y Paco son ____________ (her cousins)

2. Sparky es _______________. (our dog)

3. María es _____________. (my mother)

4. ¿Son Susi y Rosi ___________? (your cousins)

5. Felipe es ___________. (their father)

6. Nosotros compramos __________ comida en

el mercado.

sus primos

Nuestro perro

mi madre

sus primos

su padre

nuestra

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7. Ellos invitan a ____________ amigas.

8. Tú escribes a ____________ abuelas.

9. Yo voy a ______ casa después de la escuela.

10. Ella compra un regalo para _______ madre.

11. Nosotros viajamos con ___________ padres.

12. La profesora escribe con __________ pluma.

sustus

mi

sus

nuestros

su

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13. Los niños dan la comida a ______ mascotas.

14. Vosotros tenéis ____________ tareas en

clase.

15. Tú sacas _______ libros de la mochila.

16. Yo doy las invitaciones a ______parientes.

17. Nosotros tomamos __________ almuerzos

en la cafetería.

18. Mis amigos no compran ______ almuerzos.

susvuestras

tusmis

nuestro

sus

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19. La madre prepara los almuerzos de

____________ hijos.

20. Vosotros habláis con ____________

abuelos por teléfono.

21. Yo estudio ________ lecciones cada noche.

22. Los alumnos van a _______ escuela en bus

escolar.

23. ¿Comes todos ____________ vegetales?

24. Los alumnos llevan los libros en

____________ mochilas.

sus

mis

su

tus

sus

vuestros

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25. Celebramos _______ cumpleaños con

torta y helado. (her)

26. Vosotros recibís ___________ carta el

viernes.

27. Yo llego a _______ escuela en autobús.

28. Juan y tú compráis _______carpetas en la

papelería.

29. Usted tiene __________ examen hoy.

30. Tú vives con __________ padres.

su

vuestra

mi

tus

su

tus

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More practice BR

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1. Yo tengo ________ libros en clase.

2. Nosotros vamos a _________ casa.

3. Tú tienes _________ pluma.

4. Ellos visitan a _________ primos.

5. Ella da el regalo a _________ madre.

6. Ustedes llegan a _________ casas

después de la escuela.

mis

nuestra

tu

sus

susus

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7. Nosotros escribimos a _________ amigas.

8. Los estudiantes comen _________ almuerzos en la cafetería.

9. Nosotros escuchamos a _________ discos compactos.

10. Yo doy la tarea a ______profesora.

11. El hombre vende ______ vegetales en el mercado.

12. Vosotros necesitáis _______ calculadora.

nuestras

sus

nuestros

misus

vuestra

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13. Tú estudias para ____exámenes.

14. La muchacha ve la televisión en ______dormitorio.

15. Los alumnos prestan atención a _________ profesores.

16. Nosotros estamos en ________ clase.

17. Usted estudia _________ lecciones.

18. Yo doy los regalos a _____ padres.

tus

su

susnuestra

susmis

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1. Nosotros no tenemos ________

mochilas en clase.

2. Ellos van a ________ casas.

3. La estudiante escribe con ________

bolígrafo.

4. Yo hablo con ________ amigos.

5. Vosotros dais las flores a ________

madres.

nuestras

su

mis

vuestras

sus

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6. Ustedes estudian ________ apuntes.

7. Tú escribes una carta a ________ abuela.

8. Felipe da un regalo a ________ hermana.

9. Yo tengo ________ cuaderno.

10.La profesora explica la lección a

________ alumnos.

sus

tu

su

mi

sus

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More practice

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•No

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1. Mis hermanos tocan ________

instrumentos.

2. Ana y yo vamos a visitar a ________

tías.

3.Juan y Ud. van a ________ clases.

4. Yo como ________ almuerzo.

5. Nosotros tenemos ________ tarea.

6. Tú hablas con ________ parientes por

teléfono.

sus

nuestras

sus

mi

nuestra

tus

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7. Ellos escriben ________ vocabulario

en el papel.

8. Vosotros leéis __________ libros.

9. La señorita habla con ________

amiga.

10. El hombre vende ________

vegetales en el mercado.

su

vuestros

su

sus

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11. Nosotros usamos __________ libros

en clase.

12. Los niños beben ________ leche.

nuestros

su

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