EXP: Review Lesson - Práctica en Contexto

Práctica en Contexto

Commands are used for public messages and commercials. Try to recognize commands in the following video.

Review the conjugation rules for commands one more time before you complete the activities:

Regular Verbs - Conjugation for Commands
Person entrar mover introducir divertirse
entra mueve introduce diviértete
Usted / él, ella entre mueva introduca diviértase
vosotros entrad mueved introducid diviértidos
Ustedes / ellos, ellas entren muevan introducan diviértanse

Note: the vosotros command form will be used only rarely outside of Spain.

 

Irregular Verbs - Conjugation for Commands
tener hacer venir decir poner salir
ten haz ven di pon sal
tenga haga venga diga ponga salga
tened haced venid decid poned salid
tengan hagan vengan digan pongan salgan

Practice Activities

Activity 1

In this video you saw 30 mensajes and they all have at least one command. Download and complete the Advertising Commands Links to an external site. handout and write the verbs in the chart. You will not be submitting this handout, but use it to practice your verb forms. You can also download the Advertising Commands Answer Key Links to an external site. to check your answers.

Activity 2

The basic rule is that any pronoun needs to be attached to the end of an affirmative command but come in front of a negative command. Consider the command, "Tell me!": Díme.

Activity 3

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