This exam tips covers Common Shopping Errors — AQA Speaking Paper 3 within Transactional phrases for GCSE Spanish. Revise Transactional phrases in Questions & Roleplay for GCSE Spanish with 13 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 4 of 4 in this topic. Treat this as a marking guide for what examiners are looking for, not just a fact list.
💡 Common Shopping Errors — AQA Speaking Paper 3
❌ Error 1: Me lo llevo — when buying la falda (feminine item)
✅ Correct: Me la llevo
Why it costs marks: la falda is feminine, so the direct object pronoun must be la, not lo. The pronoun agreement error signals to the examiner that the student doesn't control pronoun–noun gender matching, which is an AO3 (accuracy) criterion.
❌ Error 2: ¿Cuánto cuestan este zapato?
✅ Correct: ¿Cuánto cuesta este zapato?
Why it costs marks: Singular item → singular verb cuesta. Cuestan is for plural nouns: ¿Cuánto cuestan estos zapatos? The distinction is tested directly in AQA listening and reading papers.