Imperative

Imperative

Multiple Choice

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How do you conjugate a verb?

• Drop the infinitive ending

  Find subject

  Add new ending

• Find subject

  Find ending

  Add ending to infinitive

• Drop the infinitive beginning

  Find subject

  Add new ending

Open Ended

Yo esperar

Open Ended

Ellos parar

Open Ended

Nosotros conducir

Open Ended

Juana doblar

Poll

How confident do you feel with knowing how to conjugate in the present tense?

• I am a PRO

• HELP ME!!

• I am good

• ... I should practice

Imperative

• Used to tell someone to do something

• We use this in our city unit to give people directions

• Example "dobla a la izquierda" "Sigue derecho"

How to form the imperative

• Start with the infinitive

• Conjugate the verb in the present tense

• Use the "él/ella/usted form"

Multiple Choice

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How would you tell someone "Eat!" (Comer)

[Hint: él/ella/usted form]

• como

• come

• comen

• comemos

Multiple Choice

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How would you tell someone "Turn!" (Doblar)

[Hint: él/ella/usted form]

• dobla

• doblo

• doblamos

• doblan

Multiple Choice

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How would you tell someone "Go/Continue!" (seguir e --> i)

[Hint: él/ella/usted form]

• segue

• seguo

• siguo

• sigue

Multiple Choice

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How would you tell someone "Stop!" (parar)

[Hint: él/ella/usted form]

• paras

• paro

• para

• pare

Poll

Review: Which present tense form is also the IMPERATIVE?

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Él/ella/usted

• Ellos/ellas/ustedes

Poll

Ready to try giving directions using imperative?

• Yes

• No

• Sure....

• .... say what?!