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Órdenes del profe de deporte: singular affirmative commands
I can use singular affirmative commands in the context of a PE lesson.
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Órdenes del profe de deporte: singular affirmative commands
I can use singular affirmative commands in the context of a PE lesson.
Lesson details
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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 ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -er/-ir verb, use the ending -e.
- Irregular imperative verbs include: 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven', 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal'.
- To form the familiar affirmative imperative of reflexive verbs, add the pronoun 'te' along with any necessary accents.
Keywords
Imperative - form of verbs used to give instructions or commands
Common misconception
To give an order or command to 'tú' (you, informal), you should use the 2nd person singular form of the verb.
When talking to somebody familiar to you ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -ar verb, use the ending -a, and for an -er or -ir verb, use the ending -e. Irregular imperative verbs include: 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven', 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal'.
Task B2 could be made into a competition whereby the first member of the class to complete the instruction wins the round.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'¿Cuál es la respuesta __________?' Choose the correct adjective.
'¿Cuál es la respuesta __________?' Choose the correct adjective.
adecuado
adecuados
adecuadas
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: 'he plays here and they play over there'.
Order the words to say: 'he plays here and they play over there'.
Q5.Write in English: 'es fácil de comprender'.
Write in English: 'es fácil de comprender'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'she is proud of you'.
Write in Spanish: 'she is proud of you'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.You are talking to your friend. Which verb means 'wait!'?
You are talking to your friend. Which verb means 'wait!'?
¡esperar!
¡esperas!
¡espero!
Q2.You are talking to your friend. Which verb means 'run!'?
You are talking to your friend. Which verb means 'run!'?
¡correr!
¡corres!
¡corro!
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.You are talking to your friend. Write in Spanish: 'be quiet!'.
You are talking to your friend. Write in Spanish: 'be quiet!'.
