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¡Cuida el planeta! Irregular affirmative imperative 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven'

I can understand instructions about caring for the environment.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

¡Cuida el planeta! Irregular affirmative imperative 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven'

I can understand instructions about caring for the environment.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to revisit and practise vocabulary regularly to store it in your long-term memory.
  2. Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
  3. The imperative forms of 'ser', 'ir', 'tener' and 'venir' are irregular: 'sé', 've', 'ten' and 'ven'.
  4. Direct and indirect object pronouns follow and are attached to affirmative imperative verbs.

Keywords

  • Imperative - form of verbs used to give instructions or commands

  • Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb e.g. 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is done ‘to’ or ‘for’ someone or something

Common misconception

The only translation of 've' in Spanish is 'she, he, it sees'.

In Spanish, the verb 've' usually means 'she, he, it sees', but it is also the affirmative imperative form of 'ir', meaning 'go'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which adjective is an exact cognate in Spanish?
happy
clean
Correct answer: real
red
old
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:recordar,to remember, remembering

to remember, remembering

Correct Answer:repasar,to revise, revising

to revise, revising

Correct Answer:vivir,to live, living

to live, living

Correct Answer:comprobar,to check, checking

to check, checking

Correct Answer:venir,to come, coming

to come, coming

Correct Answer:salir,to go out, going out

to go out, going out

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:aire (m),air

air

Correct Answer:basura (f),rubbish

rubbish

Correct Answer:campo (m),countryside

countryside

Correct Answer:grupo (m),group

group

Correct Answer:juego (m),game

game

Correct Answer:piel (f),skin

skin

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'you must decide to help the planet'.
1 - hay
2 - que
3 - decidir
4 - ayudar
5 - al
6 - planeta
Q5.
Write in English: 'quiero beber menos agua'.
Correct Answer: I want to drink less water.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'it is your (informal) responsibility to recycle'.
Correct Answer: Es tu responsabilidad reciclar

6 Questions

Q1.
' responsable con el uso del plástico'. Choose the correct missing verb.
Haz
Pon
Sal
Correct answer:
Ten
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:ver,to see, seeing

to see, seeing

Correct Answer:va,she, he, it goes

she, he, it goes

Correct Answer:veo,I see

I see

Correct Answer:ve,she, he, it sees

she, he, it sees

Correct Answer:¡Ve!,Go!

Go!

Correct Answer:¡Ven!,Come!

Come!

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:contaminación (f),pollution

pollution

Correct Answer:medioambiente (m),environment

environment

Correct Answer:planeta (m),planet

planet

Correct Answer:carne (f),meat

meat

Correct Answer:comida (f),food

food

Correct Answer:lugar (m),place

place

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'be patient and recycle rubbish'.
1 - ten
2 - paciencia
3 - y
4 - recicla
5 - la
6 - basura
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'reduce the use of water'.
Correct Answer: Reduce el uso de agua.
Q6.
You are talking about 'los animales'. Write in Spanish: 'look after them and protect them'.
Correct Answer: Cuídalos y protégelos.

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