KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
Órdenes del profe de deporte: singular affirmative commands
Popular culture: el deporte
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Your learning goal
I can use singular affirmative commands in the context of a PE lesson.
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I can use singular affirmative commands in the context of a PE lesson.
Key learning points
- Use the affirmative imperative to tell somebody to do something or to give instructions.
- When talking to somebody familiar to you ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -ar verb, use the ending -a.
- When talking to somebody familiar to you ('tú') with the affirmative imperative of an -er/-ir verb, use the ending -e.
- 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.
Words to know
- imperative
- form of verbs used to give instructions or commands
Common mistakes
To give an order or command to 'tú' (you, informal), you should use the 2nd person singular form of the verb.
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'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task B2 could be made into a competition whereby the first member of the class to complete the instruction wins the round.