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¡Cuida el planeta! Regular affirmative imperative, and 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal'
I can use the affirmative imperative to instruct people how to look after and enjoy the environment.
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¡Cuida el planeta! Regular affirmative imperative, and 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal'
I can use the affirmative imperative to instruct people how to look after and enjoy the environment.
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Key learning points
- Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
- When talking to somebody familiar to you ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -ar verb, use the ending -a.
- When talking to somebody familiar to you with the affirmative imperative of an -er or -ir verb, use the ending -e.
- The verbs 'hacer', 'decir', 'poner' and 'salir' are irregular in the imperative, becoming 'haz', 'di', 'pon' and 'sal'.
Keywords
Imperative - form of verbs used to give instructions or commands
Common misconception
To tell somebody who is familiar to you to do something, use the 2nd person singular form of the verb.
To tell somebody who is familiar to you to do something, use the affirmative imperative. For -ar verbs this ends in -a, and for -er/-ir verbs this ends in -e.
Slides 15-16 and Task A1 questions 7-9 contain Higher Tier vocabulary. If extra scaffolding is needed for Task B1, provide students with the infinitive verbs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is not an adjective?
Which word is not an adjective?
diario
electrónico
educativa
sostenible
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'you must protect the environment and help the Earth'.
Order the words to say: 'you must protect the environment and help the Earth'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'I never use plastic'.
Write in Spanish: 'I never use plastic'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the countryside is green and clean'.
Write in Spanish: 'the countryside is green and clean'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which singular informal imperative forms are correct?
Which singular informal imperative forms are correct?
¡Hablas!
¡Bebes!
¡Sales!
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.'¡ el plástico!'. Choose the correct missing verb.
'¡ el plástico!'. Choose the correct missing verb.
Reciclar
Reciclas
Recicle
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'Reduce the use of water!'.
Write in Spanish: 'Reduce the use of water!'.
Q5.Write in Spanish: 'Throw away the rubbish!'.
Write in Spanish: 'Throw away the rubbish!'.
