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Órdenes para el equipo: plural affirmative commands
I can use plural affirmative commands to give instructions to a sports team.
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Órdenes para el equipo: plural affirmative commands
I can use plural affirmative commands to give instructions to a sports team.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
- When talking to people familiar to you ('vosotros') with the affirmative imperative of an -ar verb, use the ending -ad.
- When talking to people familiar to you ('vosotros') with the affirmative imperative of an -er verb, use the ending -ed.
- When talking to people familiar to you ('vosotros') with the affirmative imperative of an -ir verb, use the ending -id.
- The final -d of reflexive plural imperative verbs is dropped and -os is added, e.g. '¡callaos!' - 'be quiet!' (you pl).
Keywords
Imperative - form of verbs used to give instructions or commands
Common misconception
To form the plural imperative of a reflexive verb, add the pronoun -os to a plural imperative verb.
To form the plural imperative of a reflexive verb, drop the final -d and add the pronoun -os to a plural imperative verb.
Learning Cycle 2 includes Higher-tier vocabulary. For Task B2b, make sure that the sentences from B2a are not visible so students don't copy the verbs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.¿Cuáles son ciudades?
¿Cuáles son ciudades?
Asia
Bolivia
Venezuela
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: 'I want to visit the capital'.
Order the words to say: 'I want to visit the capital'.
Q5.Write in English: 'nos gustó la exposición'.
Write in English: 'nos gustó la exposición'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I run with the team'.
Write in Spanish: 'I run with the team'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which plural imperative verb is correct?
Which plural imperative verb is correct?
¡callarse!
¡callados!
¡calladse!
¡callase!
Q2.Which imperatives are singular?
Which imperatives are singular?
¡hablad!
¡levantaos!
Q3.You are talking to a group of friends. Write in Spanish: 'share!'.
You are talking to a group of friends. Write in Spanish: 'share!'.
Q4.You are talking to a group of friends. Write in Spanish: 'relax!'.
You are talking to a group of friends. Write in Spanish: 'relax!'.
