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Year 11 - Spanish

Consejos de vida: singular affirmative commands, role-play (Edexcel)

People and Lifestyle: Repaso - consejos de vida

Unit Summary

This revision unit focuses on a variety of moods and tenses. Pupils revisit the second person singular and plural imperative including irregulars, the conditional and impersonal verbs.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand and translate regular and irregular verbs in the singular affirmative imperative, and confidently respond to role-play scenarios related to healthy lifestyles.

Key Notes

  • Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
  • For 'tú' commands, use -a for -ar verbs and -e for -er/-ir verbs in the affirmative imperative: habla, come, escribe.
  • Irregular imperative verbs include: 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven', 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal'.
  • To form the familiar affirmative imperative of reflexive verbs, add the pronoun 'te' along with any necessary accents.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • imperative: form of verbs used to give instructions or commands

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • To give an order or command to 'tú' (you, informal), you should use the 2nd person singular form of the verb.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions. For 'tú' commands, use -a for -ar verbs and -e for -er/-ir verbs in the affirmative imperative: habla, come, escribe.

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: To give an order or command to 'tú' (you, informal), you should use the 2nd person singular form of the verb. Correction: When talking to somebody familiar to you ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -ar verb, use the ending -a, and for an -er or -ir verb, use the ending -e. Irregular imperative verbs include: 'sé', 've', 'ten', 'ven', 'haz', 'di', 'pon', 'sal'.

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