1. Just Do It! (or not) El Imperativo (Tú commands) To a friend, younger person, peer

2. El Imperativo -Tú Commands Formation: Affirmative  Regular verbs – take the third person singular form of the present tense  Irregular verbs – Memorize the short list!

3. Affirmative “tÚ” commands examples – regular verbs “ar” verb – hablar > habla Por favor, habla mas fuerte. (Please speak louder.)

4. Affirmative “tÚ” commands examples – regular verbs “er” verb – comer > come Por favor, come tu ensalada. (Please eat your salad.)

5. Affirmative “tÚ” commands examples – regular verbs “ir” verb – escribir > escribe Por favor, escribe con lápiz. (Please write in pencil.)

6. Irregular “tÚ” commands Decir > di Di la verdad. (Tell the truth.)

7. Irregular “tÚ” commands Tener > ten ¡Ten cuidado! (Be careful!)

8. Irregular “tÚ” commands Venir > ven Ven conmigo. (Come with me.)

9. Irregular “tÚ” commands Salir > sal Sal de la clase. (Leave the classroom.)

10. Irregular “tÚ” commands Hacer > haz Haz la tarea. (Do the homework.)

11. Irregular “tÚ” commands Ir > ve Ve a casa. (Go home.)

12. Irregular “tÚ” commands Poner > pon Pon las llaves en tu bolsillo. (Put the keys in your pocket.)

13. Irregular “tÚ” commands Ser > sé Sé amable. (Be nice.)

14. Tú commands - Negative Formation - Regular verbs: Take the first person singular form of the present tense and remove the “o” Add the appropriate endings as follows

15. Tú commands - Negative To “ar” verbs, add “es” No hables por teléfono cuando estudias. (Don’t talk on the phone when you study.)

16. Tú commands – Negative To “er” and “ir” verbs, add “as” No comas esa manzana. No duermas en clase. (Don’t eat that apple.) (Don’t sleep in class.)

17. Tú commands - Negative Formation - irregular Verbs memorize!  dar > no des  estar > no estés  ir > no vayas  saber > no sepas  ser > no seas

18. Tú commands - Negative No le des un beso. No estés tarde. No vayas a clase sin tu tarea. (Don’t give him a kiss.) (Don’t be late.) (Don’t go to class without your homework.)

19. Pronoun Placement with Commands Affirmative commands: Pronouns are attached to the end of the verb. Negative commands: Pronouns are placed before the verb.

20. Pronoun Placement with Commands Affirmative: Bánate. Negative: No te despiertes tarde. (Take a bath.) (Don’t wake up late.)

21. Actividad – Poster design choose one topic 1.You are a mom leaving a list of chores for your teenage son. Write 5 commands telling him what to do. 2. You are a teacher and a student wants advice on how to study. Write 5 commands giving advice

22. Actividad (a continuacion) 3. You are babysitting a 5 year old. Write 5 commands telling the child what to do before going to bed. 4. You are a driver’s education teacher giving directions to the student driver in the car. Write 5 directions you might say.

23. Poster Directions  Poster must be no larger than ½ standard poster board size  All 5 commands must be included on the poster  A minimum of 3 commands must be illustrated (magazine, newspaper clippings or drawings)  All words on the poster must be in Spanish

24. Grading Correct grammar and spelling 25 pts. Punctuation 5 pts. Appropriate pictures or illustrationsto accompany text15 pts. Creativity10 pts. Neatness (no pencil, no tape, even lettering) 5 pts. TOTAL value:60 pts.