INTERMEDIATE
Commands Homework Class 1
Commands Homework Class 2
Commands Homework Class 3

Commands Homework Class 1

Please come by the house and pick up the new unit “HáGALO” in the orange
folder on the porch.

Commands Homework Class 1

Lesson: The Imperative Mood

The imperative mood means COMMANDS. It is not considered a conjugation.

With the exception of a handful of irregular verbs, the imperative is
formed like this:
1. Take the first person singular (yo) form of a verb in the present
indicative.
Examples:
hablo, vivo, como, hago, tengo, comienzo

2a. For AR verbs, replace the O with E
Examples:
hable, comience (and Z to C, in this case)

2b. For ER and IR verbs, replace the O with A
Examples:
viva, coma, haga, tenga

This gives you the form used to address USTED.
Tú is a whole different story. Forget it for now.

Exceptions to the above pattern are:
SER: sea
ESTAR: esté
DAR: dé
IR: vaya
SABER: sepa

Assignment 1
Write 20 original sentences in which you use 20 different verbs in the
imperative. Use 10 regular verbs and 10 irregular verbs. You need to set
up a context for the verb in the imperative, because otherwise it doesn‘t
make sense.
Example:
¡Me caí! ¡Llame al 911! (I fell! Call 911!)

You see, you have to show WHY the person is saying LLAME.

Assignment 2
Read a book and bring it to class.

ALSO: Read page 1 of the new unit "HAGALO"

Commands Homework Class 2

Commands Homework Class 2

Lesson 1: The Imperative Mood: Ustedes

Without exception, the USTEDES form is formed by adding a N to the end of the USTED form.
Examples:
hablen, comiencen, vivan, coman, hagan, tengan, sean, estén, dén

Lesson 2: The Imperative Mood: Nosotros
This is the equivalent of saying, “Let‘s…” (As in, “Let‘s eat.”)

With the exception of a stem-changing irregular verbs (like comenzar, perder, pensar, y dormir), the NOSOTROS form is formed by adding MOS to the end of the USTED form.

Examples:
hablemos, vivamos, comamos, hagamos, tengamos, seamos, estemos, demos

Exceptions:
comencemos, perdamos, pensemos, durmamos…

Assignment
Write 20 original sentences in which you use 20 different verbs in the imperative. In 10 sentences, use the USTEDES form. In the other 10, use the NOSOTROS form. Again, you should set up a context for the verb in the imperative, because otherwise it doesn‘t make sense.

Commands Homework Class 3

Lesson 1: Direct Object Pronouns

Direct objects receive the action in a sentence.

Example:
Yo leo el libro. (What is being read? The book. BOOK is the direct object.)

In Spanish, the following pronouns are used to represent direct objects:
me          nos
te
lo            los
la            las
 

Lesson 2: The Use of Direct Object Pronouns with the Affirmative Imperative

When direct object pronouns are used with the imperative (affirmative) they come after the verb and are joined to it, forming a new word.

Examples:
Hace frío y la puerta está abierta. Ciérrela. (It‘s cold and the door‘s open. Close it.)
Cuando usted llega a su casa, llámeme. (When you get home, call me.)

Note that with the addition of another syllable, an accent us placed on the stressed syllable.

When the command is negative, the pronoun comes before.
 

Lesson 3: The Use of Direct Object Pronouns with the Negative Imperative

When direct object pronouns are used with the negative imperative they come after before the verb and after the word “no”.

Examples:
Esa tortilla no es para usted. No la coma.
(That taco is not for you. Do not eat it.)
Ese helado está viejo. No lo sirva.
(That ice cream is old. Do not serve it.)

Assignment
Write 12 original examples of the imperative using direct object pronouns.
Use 12 different verbs.
4 sentences with “usted” (2 affirmative, 2 negative).
4 sentences with “ustedes” (2 affirmative, 2 negative).
4 sentences with “nosotros” (2 affirmative, 2 negative).
As with the assignments from Classs 1 & 3, please set up a context for the verb in the imperative. Also establish what the direct object is (as in my examples), because otherwise it doesn‘t make sense.

Questions?

Last updated 22 August 2017