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Café Homework Class 1
Café 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"
Café Homework Class 2
Café 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.
Café 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 18 original examples of the imperative using direct object pronouns.
Use 18 different verbs.
6 sentences with “usted” (3 affirmative, 3 negative).
6 sentences with “ustedes” (3 affirmative, 3 negative).
6 sentences with “nosotros” (3 affirmative, 3 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.
Café Homework Class 4
Assignment
Write out a recipe for a simple food dish using detailed instructions
and plenty of verbs in the imperative. Optional: Bring the ingredients
or the final product to class.
Café Homework Class 5
Lesson 1: Relflexive Verbs
The reflexive structure has several uses. This Class, we‘ll focus on one only.
In this first use, the subject of a transitive verb is the object of the same verb that he or she executes. (A transitive verb takes an object, like WASH, SEE, CUT.)
Examples:
1.Simón baña el perro. (Simón bathes the dog.—not
reflexive.)
Simón se baña. (Simón bathes himself.—reflexive.)
2. María lava los platos. (María washes the dishes.—not
reflextive.)
María se lava las manos. (María washes her hands.—reflexive.)
Just about any transitive verb can be reflexive, but sometimes only in a poetic sense. Some verbs have a different meaning when they are reflexive. Some intransitive verbs can be reflexive and they fall in this category. More on that next Class.
Assignment
Write ten pairs of sentences like the pairs in the examples above.
In the first, use a transitive verb that is not reflexive. In the second,
use the same verb reflexively. Also, and this is IMPORTANT,
please pick up the new unit ("¿CÓMO ME VEO?") from the front
porch.
Café Homework Class 6
Lesson: Relflexive Verbs: Independent versus Mutual Action
The first use of the reflexive structure (on which we focussed last Class) can be called INDEPENDENT: the subject is the direct or indirect object of his, her, or its own action.
Example 1:
Independientemente, Margarita y Ramón se miran en los espejos.
The second use (on which we‘re focussing this Class) can be called MUTUAL: two or more entities perform the same action and are themselves the object of the other‘s action.
Example 2:
Margarita y Ramón se miran con amor.
Note that the phrase "Margarita y Ramón se miran" can be an example
of either use. Another example:
Los hombres se ponen los sombreros.
This could mean, "The men put on hats," or "The men put hats on each other."
Assignment
Write ten pairs of sentences like the pair made up of examples above.
In the first, use the INDEPENDENT reflexive. In the second, use the MUTUAL
reflexive. The context should make it clear which is which. Use plural
subjects in all the sentences (nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes,
etc.).
Café Homework Class 7
Lesson: Relflexive Verbs: Passive Voice
The third use of reflexive verbs is to express the PASSIVE VOICE. The passive voice treats the object of a verb as the subject of a sentence. The true action in question has no stated subject. It‘s an impersonal way to express an action.
Examples:
1. Aquí se habla español. (Spanish spoken here. Who‘s
speaking it? It doesn’t matter.)
2. En esta tienda, no se venden libros. (In this store, books
are not sold. Who‘s not selling them? It doesn’t matter.)
3. En Cuba se cultiva tabaco. (In Cuba tobacco is cultivated.)
The MEANING here is PASSIVE VOICE but the TECHNICAL STRUCTURE is REFLEXIVE. Note that in example 2, it‘s "No se VENDEN libros," (not VENDE). The form of the verb corresponds to the "subject" (libros) not to the unmentioned people who are supposed to be doing the action.
Assignment
Write 10 examples of this use that have some sort of context as in
the examples above.