Órdenes para el equipo: plural affirmative commands
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use plural affirmative commands to give instructions to a sports team.
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.
Teacher tip
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?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
special
important
next
original
red-haired, ginger
strange
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
rabbit
salary, wage
sense
ball
painter
painting
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I want to visit the capital'.
Q5.Write in English: 'nos gustó la exposición'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I run with the team'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which plural imperative verb is correct?
Q2.Which imperatives are singular?
Q3.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!'.
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