Year 10 - Spanish
¡Cuida el planeta! Irregular affirmative imperative 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven'
Lifestyle and wellbeing: situaciones diarias
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn 'usted' to mean formal 'you'. Pupils further their knowledge of speaking formally with possessive adjective 'su' meaning 'your'. The unit introduces irregular forms of the second person affirmative imperative, and revisits regular second person affirmative imperatives.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand instructions about caring for the environment.
Key Notes
- It is important to revisit and practise vocabulary regularly to store it in your long-term memory.
- Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
- The imperative forms of 'ser', 'ir', 'tener' and 'venir' are irregular: 'sé', 've', 'ten' and 'ven'.
- Direct and indirect object pronouns follow and are attached to affirmative imperative verbs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- The only translation of 've' in Spanish is 'she, he, it sees'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
It is important to revisit and practise vocabulary regularly to store it in your long-term memory. Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'imperative'
form of verbs used to give instructions or commands. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The only translation of 've' in Spanish is 'she, he, it sees'. Correction: In Spanish, the verb 've' usually means 'she, he, it sees', but it is also the affirmative imperative form of 'ir', meaning 'go'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- ¡Cuida el planeta! Develop listening, practise read aloud Study Guide
- ¡Cuida el planeta! Regular affirmative imperative, and 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal' Study Guide
- ¿En qué puedo ayudarle? Formal and informal 'you' and 'your' Study Guide
- De compras y en el restaurante: 'tú' and 'usted' Study Guide
- En el trabajo: informal and formal your - 'tu' and 'su' Study Guide
- Planeta tierra solo hay uno: regular and irregular imperatives Study Guide
- Situaciones: role play Study Guide
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