
Affirmative tú commands
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9th - 12th Grade
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Daphne Tsamouras
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Affirmative tú commands
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Match
Warm up!
Match the correct verb conjugation to the sentence it belongs in.
Él siempre ______ la sala
Nosotros _____ al cine
Ellos nunca _____ la fiesta
Yo siempre ______ buenas notas
Tú nunca _____ los platos
barre
vamos
dan
tengo
limpias
barre
vamos
dan
tengo
limpias
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Today's Learning Target
I am learning how to give affirmative tú commands and use "acabar de + infinitive" to tell someone what to do and what you just did.
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English Grammar Connection
In both English and Spanish, affirmative commands are used to tell someone to do something.
Ex: Clean the kitchen! Limpia la cocina!
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Multiple Select
Pick out the affirmative tú commands.
He cleans the dishes
Mop the floor
Vacuum the living room
Eat
She decorates for the party
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Open Ended
An affirmative tú command is used to.....
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How do we use it?
Regular affirmative tú commands are the same as the él/ella forms in the present tense.
Infinitive | Present tense | Affirmative tú Command |
|---|---|---|
lavar | él/ella | ¡Lava! |
barrer | él/ella | ¡Barre! |
abrir | él/ella | ¡Abre! |
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Irregular verbs
Some verbs you know have irregular affirmative tú commands.
Infinitive | decir | hacer | ir | poner | salir | ser | tener | venir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affirmative tú command | di | haz | ve | pon | sal | sé | ten | ven |
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Multiple Select
¿Recuerdas?
What is a question(s) does a direct object pronoun answer?
Whom?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
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¡Recuerda!
Direct objects receive the action of a verb in a sentence. They answer the question whom? or what? about the verb. The direct object can be a noun or a pronoun.
Luisa is buying the blouse. Luisa is buying it.
Luisa compra la blusa. Luisa la compra.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the direct object noun in the sentence:
Me gusta la camisa azul. La quiero.
gusta
quiero
azul
camisa
la
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Multiple Choice
Identify the direct object pronoun in the sentence:
Me gusta la camisa azul. La quiero.
gusta
quiero
azul
camisa
la
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¡Recuerda!
When an infinitive follows the conjugated verb, the direct object pronoun can be placed before the conjugated verb or be attached to the infinitive.
Quiero comprar los zapatos negros
↓
Los quiero comprar
OR
Quiero comprarlos
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Multiple Choice
Identify the direct object noun in the sentence:
Tengo los pantalones verdes. Mañana los voy a llevar.
tengo
llevar
verdes
pantalones
los
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Multiple Choice
Identify the direct object pronoun in the sentence:
Tengo los pantalones verdes. Mañana los voy a llevar.
tengo
llevar
verdes
pantalones
los
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Multiple Choice
Attach the direct object pronoun to the infinitive:
Tengo los pantalones verdes. Mañana los voy a llevar.
Voy a los llevar
Los voy a llevar
Voy los a llevar
Voy a llevarlos
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Pairing with a Direct Object Pronoun
If you use an affirmative tú command with a direct object pronoun , attach the pronoun to the end. Add an accent when you attach a pronoun to a command of two or more syllables to retain the original stressed syllable.
Ex: ¡Cierra la ventana! → ¡Ciérrela!
¡Pon la mesa ahora! → ¡Ponla!
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Open Ended
What is an infinitive? What are the 3 infinitive endings?
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Acabar de + infinitive
We will use acabar de + infinitive to tell what people have just finished doing.
Ex. I have just finished cleaning the dishes
Acabo de limpiar los platos
Remember that you will always conjugate acabar to match the subject of the sentence!
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Multiple Choice
Translate:
I have just eaten.
acabo de comer
acabar de comer
acabe de comida
acabes de comida
acabamos de comer
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Multiple Choice
Translate:
The girl has just done her homework
la chica acaba de hacer su tarea
la chica acaba de hace su tarea
la chica acabo de hacer su tarea
la chica acabes de hace su tarea
la chica acaban de hacer su tarea
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