Spanish
Grade 6
15 min
Mandatos afirmativos t�
Mandatos afirmativos t�
What you'll learn
- Identify and explain, in Spanish, at least five key components of a standard Curriculum Vitae (CV) including, but not limited to, 'Datos Personales,' 'Experiencia Laboral,' and 'Formación Académica' demonstrating comprehension of their purpose and relevance in professional contexts.
- Apply learned vocabulary and grammatical structures to create a draft Curriculum Vitae in Spanish, tailored to a specific job description provided, demonstrating effective use of professional language and formatting conventions with minimal errors (no more than 3 grammatical or spelling errors).
- Analyze three different Curriculum Vitae examples in Spanish, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses in terms of content organization, clarity, and persuasiveness, and justifying their analysis with specific examples from the texts using appropriate vocabulary.
- Translate a job advertisement from English to Spanish and then create a Curriculum Vitae in Spanish that is tailored to the specific requirements and skills listed in the translated advertisement, demonstrating both linguistic competence and professional writing skills.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Form regular affirmative tú commands for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
Identify and use the 8 most common irregular affirmative tú commands.
Correctly attach direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) to the end of affirmative commands.
Correctly attach the reflexive pronoun 'te' to the end of affirmative commands.
Determine when to add a written accent mark to a command after attaching a pronoun.
Use informal commands to give simple instructions in Spanish.
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In this lesson, you'll learn how to create 'mandatos afirmativos tú', which are commands you use with people you know well, like fr...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
Mandato Afirmativo TúA command that tells one person you know well (like a friend) to DO something. It's also called an informal command.¡Habla! (Speak!), ¡Come! (Eat!), ¡Escribe! (Write!)
Infinitivo (Infinitive)The basic, unconjugated form of a verb. In Spanish, infinitives always end in -ar, -er, or -ir.hablar (to speak), comer (to eat), vivir (to live)
Verbo Regular (Regular Verb)A verb that follows a predictable pattern when you change its ending for different subjects or tenses.caminar (to walk) -> ¡Camina! (Walk!)
Verbo Irregular (Irregular Verb)A verb that does NOT follow the normal pattern. You have to memorize its special command form.hacer (to do/make) -> ¡Haz! (Do/Make!)
Pronombre de Objeto Directo (Direct Object Pronoun)A word like 'lo...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
The Regular Command Rule
Infinitive -> Present Tense él/ella/usted form
To form a regular affirmative tú command, simply use the same form of the verb as you would for él, ella, or usted in the present tense. It's that easy!
The 8 Irregulars
venir -> ven (come)
decir -> di (say/tell)
salir -> sal (leave/go out)
hacer -> haz (do/make)
tener -> ten (have)
ir -> ve (go)
poner -> pon (put/place)
ser -> sé (be)
These eight common verbs have special, short command forms. They don't follow the regular rule, so you must memorize them. A fun way to remember them is with a mnemonic: 'Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh?' (Ven Di Sal Haz Ten Ve Pon Sé).
The Pronoun Attachment Rule
Command + Pronoun = One Word
When using a direct object...
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Challenging
Why does the command `¡póntelo!` (put it on) need an accent mark, but `¡ponlo!` (put it) does not?
A.All commands with two pronouns need an accent.
B.`Póntelo` is an irregular verb.
C.`Ponlo` is shorter and doesn't need an accent.
D.Adding pronouns makes `póntelo` a three-syllable word where the stress needs to be kept on the first syllable (`pon`).
Challenging
Your friend has the keys (`las llaves`). Tell them to "have them" using the verb `tener`.
A.¡Tenlas!
B.¡Ténlas!
C.¡Tieneslas!
D.¡Las ten!
Challenging
Which of the following commands is formed and accented perfectly?
A.¡Escribelo!
B.¡Límpialo!
C.¡Dímelo!
D.¡Haztela!
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