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Year 10
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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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New
Year 10
Edexcel

¡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

  1. Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
  2. When talking to somebody familiar to you ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -ar verb, use the ending -a.
  3. When talking to somebody familiar to you with the affirmative imperative of an -er or -ir verb, use the ending -e.
  4. 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.


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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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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word is not an adjective?
Correct answer: ahora
diario
electrónico
educativa
sostenible
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:beber,to drink, drinking

to drink, drinking

Correct Answer:decidir,to decide, deciding

to decide, deciding

Correct Answer:reducir,to reduce, reducing

to reduce, reducing

Correct Answer:tirar,to throw, throwing

to throw, throwing

Correct Answer:salir,to go out, going out

to go out, going out

Correct Answer:vivir,to live, living

to live, living

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:árbol m),tree

tree

Correct Answer:carne (f),meat

meat

Correct Answer:lugar (m),place

place

Correct Answer:paisaje (m),landscape

landscape

Correct Answer:planeta (m),planet

planet

Correct Answer:vidrio (m),glass

glass

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'you must protect the environment and help the Earth'.
1 - hay
2 - que
3 - proteger
4 - el medioambiente
5 - y
6 - ayudar a
7 - la tierra
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'I never use plastic'.
Correct Answer: Nunca uso plástico., Yo nunca uso plástico., No uso plástico nunca., Yo no uso plástico nunca.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'the countryside is green and clean'.
Correct Answer: El campo es verde y limpio.

5 Questions

Q1.
Which singular informal imperative forms are correct?
¡Hablas!
Correct answer: ¡Decide!
¡Bebes!
Correct answer: ¡Repasa!
¡Sales!
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:¡Di!,Say! Tell!

Say! Tell!

Correct Answer:¡Haz!,Do! Make!

Do! Make!

Correct Answer:¡Pon!,Put (on)!

Put (on)!

Correct Answer:¡Sal!,Go out! Leave!

Go out! Leave!

Q3.
el plástico!'. Choose the correct missing verb.
Reciclar
Reciclas
Correct answer: Recicla
Recicle
Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'Reduce the use of water!'.
Correct Answer: ¡Reduce el uso de agua!
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'Throw away the rubbish!'.
Correct Answer: ¡Tira la basura!

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