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Did You Get It? Presentacin de gramtica

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Level 1B p. 82

AVANZA! Goal: Learn how to use affirmative t commands.

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Affirmative t commands
Giving a command is telling someone what to do. Study the following commands,
paying attention to the boldfaced words.
Estudia la leccin! (Study the lesson!)
Aprende espaol! (Learn Spanish!)
Escribe la carta! (Write the letter!)

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EXPLANATION: Regular affirmative t commands use the l/ella/usted form in the
present tense. Study the following chart of affirmative t commands.

Infinitive Present Tense Affirmative t Command

estudiar (to study) (l/ella) estudia. (He/she studies.) Estudia! (Study!)

hablar (to speak) (l/ella) habla. (He/she speaks.) Habla! (Speak!)

aprender (to learn) (l/ella) aprende. (He/she learns.) Aprende! (Learn!)

correr (to run) (l/ella) corre. (He/she runs.) Corre! (Run!)
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escribir (to write) (l/ella) escribe. (He/she writes.) Escribe! (Write!)

subir (to climb) (l/ella) sube. (He/she climbs.) Sube! (Climb!)

Read these commands, paying attention to the boldfaced words.

Estudia la leccin! Estdiala!
(Study the lesson.) (Study it.)
Aprende los verbos! Aprndelos!
(Learn the verbs.) (Learn them.)
Escribe la carta! Escrbela!
(Write the letter.) (Write it.)

EXPLANATION: When using a command with a direct object pronoun, attach the
pronoun to the end. To retain the original stress, add an accent when you attach a
pronoun to a command of two or more syllables.

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Did You Get It? Prctica de gramtica

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Level 1B pp. 8385

AVANZA! Goal: Learn how to use affirmative t commands.

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1 Write the affirmative t command for each of the following -ar verbs.
1. bailar 6. llegar
2. cantar 7. llevar
3. cerrar 8. almorzar
4. decorar 9. escuchar
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5. jugar 10. celebrar

2 Write the affirmative t command for each of the following -er verbs.
1. aprender
2. barrer
3. beber
4. comer
5. correr
6. querer
7. traer

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8. vender
9. volver

3 Write the affirmative t command for each of the following -ir verbs.
1. compartir
2. dormir
3. escribir
4. recibir
5. abrir
6. vivir

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4 Write the affirmative t command for each of the following irregular verbs.
1. poner 5. ir

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2. hacer 6. salir
3. ser 7. venir
4. tener 8. decir

5 Change each infinitive phrase to an affirmative t command. Follow the model.

Modelo: lavar los platos Lava los platos, por favor.

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1. sacar tus apuntes .
2. envolver el regalo .
3. servir el pastel .
4. cerrar la puerta .
5. poner las decoraciones .
6. llegar temprano .
7. aprender espaol .
8. beber el jugo .
9. vender la casa .
compartir el helado .
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10.

6 Answer each question using an affirmative t command. Follow the model.

Modelo: Debo lavar los platos S, lvalos, por favor.
1. Debo servir el postre? .
2. Debo pedir la cuenta? .
3. Debo hacer el pastel? .
4. Debo barrer el suelo? .
5. Debo poner la mesa? .
6. Debo comprar los globos? .
7. Debo vender los libros? .
8. Debo pasar la aspiradora? .
9. Debo cortar el csped? .
10. Debo traer los DVDs? .

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Recuerdas? Level 1B p. 83

Direct object pronouns

Study the following sentences, paying attention to the boldfaced words. Then,
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review the chart below that contains the direct object pronouns in Spanish.

Voy a limpiarla.
Voy a limpiar la cocina.
or (I am going to clean it.)
(I am going to clean the kitchen.)
La voy a limpiar.

Direct object pronouns

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Singular Plural

me (me) nos (us)

te (you) (familiar) os (you) (familiar)
lo (you/him/it) (formal) los (you formal/them masculine)
la (you/her/it) (formal) las (you formal/them feminine)

Prctica
1 Write the direct object pronoun that corresponds with each noun. The first one is
done for you.
1. yo
me 5. t y Alex (Espaa)

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2. las decoraciones 6. los seores Tobar
3. el regalo 7. t, Rogelio
4. la maestra 8. Roque y yo
2 Answer each question with an affirmative t command. Follow the model.
Modelo: Compro el regalo? S, cmpralo, por favor.
1. Hago el pastel? .
2. Limpio la cocina? .
3. Pongo las decoraciones? .
4. Paso la aspiradora? .
5. Lavo los platos? .
6. Saco la basura? .
7. Preparo las decoraciones? .
8. Envuelvo el regalo? .
9. Corto el csped? .
10. Traigo los DVDs? .

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