In this Power Point presentation I show some vocabulary related to the expressions "I want" "I need" "I should" and some simple exercises to practice it.

1. Expressions and Phrases With
Tengo, Quiero, Necesito, Debo…
I’m hungry, I need to eat,
I’m cold, I need a coat,
I don’t have money, I have to work…

2. Reminder:
 We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre”
(I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed”
(I´m thirsty), and so on.

3. Reminder:
 We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre”
(I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed”
(I´m thirsty), and so on.
 You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry to
disapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.

4. Reminder:
 We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre”
(I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed”
(I´m thirsty), and so on.
 You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry to
disapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.
 When you are saying in Spanish “tengo hambre”
what you are saying is literally “I have hunger”.

5. Reminder:
 We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre”
(I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed”
(I´m thirsty), and so on.
 You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry to
disapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.
 When you are saying in Spanish “tengo hambre”
what you are saying is literally “I have hunger”.
 Lenguages are more about expressions than a direct
translation word by word.

6. Reminder:
 We already studied expressions like “tengo hambre”
(I’m hungry), “tengo frío” (I´m cold), “tengo sed”
(I´m thirsty), and so on.
 You would think that “tengo” means “I am”; sorry to
disapoint you, but “tengo” means “I have”.
 When you are saying in Spanish “tengo hambre”
what you are saying is literally “I have hunger”.
 Lenguages are more about expressions than a direct
translation word by word.

7. Vocabulary
1. comer = to eat
2. beber = to drink
3. tomar = to take (used also in the context of
having a drink of water or any other drink).
4. apurar(me) = to hurry up (myself)
5. apurar(te) = to hurry up (you)
6. apurar(se) = hurry up (someone else)

8. Vocabulary (continued)
7. zapatos = shoes
8. tienda = store
9. comprar = to buy
10.pero = but
11.perro = dog
12.dinero = money
13.trabajar = to work
14.cantar = to sing
15.despertar = to wake up

9. Vocabulary
16.entrar = to enter, to go in
17.abrir = to open
18.puerta = door
19.sacar buenas calificaciones = to get good
grades.
20.estudiar = to study
21.esperar = to wait
22.volar = to fly

10. Activity. Using the provided vocabulary,
fill in the blanks the following sentences:
1. Tengo ________ , necesito _________.
(I’m hungry, I need to eat).
* You can go to
#6 to find the
2. Tengo ________ , necesito un _________.
word for “coat”
(I’m cold, I need a coat*).
3. Tengo ________ , necesito _______ _______.
(I’m thirsty, I need to drink water).
4. Tengo ________ , necesito _______________.
(I’m in a hurry, I need to hurry up!)
5. No tengo _______ , necesito ir a la ________.
(I don’t have shoes, I need to go to the store).

11. Activity. Using the provided vocabulary,
fill in the blanks the following sentences:
6. Quiero ________ un abrigo, pero no tengo _________.
(I want to buy a coat, but I don’t have money).
7. No tengo ___________ , necesito ____________.
(I don’t have money, I need to work).
8. Quiero ________ , pero no _______ _______ a mi papá.
(I want to sing, but I shouldn’t wake up my dad).
9. Tengo que ________ , pero no puedo ________ la puerta.
(I have to enter, but I can’t open the door).
10. Tengo que _________________________ , debo ________.
(I have to get good grades, I should study).

12. Activity. Using the provided vocabulary,
fill in the blanks the following sentences:
6. Tengo ganas de comer, pero debo ________ a mi
mamá.
(I feel like eating, but I should wait for my mom).
7. Quiero ir a España, pero no puedo ____________.
(I want to go to Spain, but I cannot fly).

13. • To find the other part of the vocabulary, you
can go to the other power point presentation
(the one that says “Important Verbs in
Spanish”).