Lingoda 033 El imperativo

England

Inglaterra

there

ahí (close), allí (mid-range), allá (far) (all have accents)

How is everything over there?

¿Cómo está todo por allá?

over there

por allí, por allá

Germany

Alemania

because I have Spanish family

porque tengo familia española

You want to practice with them

quieres practicar con ellos

I remember having classes with you

recuerdo tenido clases contigo (possibly not exactly what the teacher said)

It depends on the class

Depende de la clase.

What was the name of the teacher and where was she from? (answer the question)

María, Puerto Vallarta, México

It is not complicated

No es complicado

It is very simple

Es muy sencillo.

that will help us see how to use it

que nos ayudará a ver cómo utilizarlo

order

la orden

I can give orders and advice using the imperative

Puedo dar órdenes y consejos empleando el imperativo

go

ve, vaya

Can you read to us please?

¿Nos puedes leer por favor?, ¿puedes leernos por favor?

say, tell

di, diga

Go to Spain

Ve a España

say your opinion

di tu opinión

give

da, dé

Any more questions?

¿Alguna pregunta más? (alguna for any)

When is the pretérito indefinido tense used?

when an action in the past has a definite beginning and end

What does Lingoda call the preterite tense? (answer the question)

pretérito indefinido

when an action in the past has a definite beginning and end

cuando una acción en el pasado tiene un principio y un fin definido (no accent on the a in quando because it is not a question.)

definite

definido, definida

beginning

el principio, el comienzo

at the beginning

al principio, al comienzo

end

el fin

What is the third person plural of the verb "escribir" in pretérito indefinido? (translate this)

¿cómo es la tercera persona del plural del verbo escribir en pretérito indefinido?

What is the third person plural of the verb "escribir" in pretérito indefinido? (give the conjugated answer)

escribieron

What verb tense is for the past and uses a combination of the present tense conjugation of the verb haber and past participle of the verb (participio pasado)? (answer the question)

pretérito perfecto

What is the first person singular of the verb comer in pretérito perfecto? (translate this)

¿cómo es la primera persona del singular del verbo comer en pretérito perfecto?

What is the first person singular of the verb comer in pretérito perfecto? (give the conjugated answer)

he comido

Work! That is why I pay you so much.

¡Trabaja! ¡Para eso te pago tanto! (or por eso)

What are the eight irregular verbs in present tense imperativo?

sal, pon, ten, ven, haz, di, ve, sé (sing Amy's song here) (salir, poner, tener, venir, hacer, decir, ir, ser)

Play sports and eat healthy

haz deporte y come sano (notice the haz deporte and not juega a deporte because it's sports in general. A specific sport would use jugar a)

of course it is

Claro que sí

of course

por supuesto, claro que

more or less

más o menos

read to us please

léenos por favor, léanos por favor (leer imperativo is lee, lea) (indirect object always attached to positive command)

you are right

tienes razón

ask whom you want (subjunctive for you want)

pregunta de quién tú quieras

whom

de quién

Do you want to help us to read the example?

¿nos quieres ayudar a leer el ejemplo?

Do you want to read them? (las palabras o las frases)

¿las quieres leer?

the imperative can be used for an order, advise, or request.

el imperativo se puede utilizar para un orden, un consejo o una petición. (order can also be pedido)

Speak louder! I can't hear you!

¡Habla más alto! ¡No te oigo! (o no te escucho)

I found a wallet in the park

me he encontrado un billetera en el parque (not sure why the me is there. this was an example from the lesson)

If a verb is irregular in the present it is irregular in the imperative

Si un verbo es irregular en el presente es irregular en el imperativo

to throw

tirar, lanzar

lying, thrown

tirado

Your child is lying on the couch and it's time to take the dog for a walk.

Tu hijo está tirado en el sofá y es la hora de sacar el perro a pasear

in which we were able to correct errors

en que podimos corregir errores

Tips for traveling abroad

Consejos para viajar al extranjero

tip (advice)

el consejo

What do you think?

¿qué te parece?

what advice can you give me to help?

¿qué consejo me puede ayudar?

anymore, no longer

ya no

I don't know what to do anymore

ya no sé lo que hacer

How is the affirmative tú command formed? (answer the question)

utilizar la tercera persona del presente

How is the negative tú command formed? (answer the question)

usar tú subjuntivo o usar tiempo tú presente e intercambiar las vocales (e for a and a for e)

How is the affirmative usted command formed? (answer the question)

Comience con el forma yo presente, elimine la o, añada e para ar y a para er o ir

to add

añadir

to eliminate

eliminar

How is the negative usted command formed? (answer the question)

de la misma manera que afirmativa

watch movies on Netflix and eat popcorn (both tú and usted)

Ve películas en Netflix y come palomitas., Vea películas en Netflix y coma palomitas

stop! (both tú and usted)

¡para!, ¡pare!

push! (both tú and usted)

¡empuja!, ¡empuje! (to pull = jalar, pull = jala, jale)

Here one does not smoke

Aquí no se fuma

don't smoke here (both tú and usted)

No fumes aquí, No fume aquí

Don't park here (both tú and usted)

No estaciones aquí, no estacione aquí

go to the kitchen (both tú and usted)

ve a la cocina, Vaya a la cocina (notice that in tú form, ver and ir are both ve.)

don't go to the game (both tú and usted)

no vayas al partido, no vaya al partido

let me pay (both tú and usted)

Déjame pagar, Déjeme pagar