Spanish 3, Semester I; La Transportación
Sections:    Introduction  |   Section 1  |   Section 2  |   Section 3   |   Dictionaries
  Section Three: Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D  |   Part E   |   Part F   |   Part G

Section Three - Part C

key concept Los verbos irregulares, imperativos
Lamentablemente, hay varios verbos irregulares en el imperativo. Afortunadamente, no son difíciles. Es cuestión de aprenderlos. Vamos a ver.... happy guy

This is a list of the most common irregular verbs in the familiar form. You can see similarities between them and their infinitives. Learn them. ¡Apréndelos!

tener ten
venir ven
decir di
hacer haz
salir sal
poner pon
dar da
estar está
ser
ir ve

These are the familiar imperatives--to tell a friend what to do.


Writing practicePráctica
Practica aquí con esta actividad. Diles a estas personas que hagan las cosas que están aquí. Averigua tus respuestas haciendo clic en la primera columna. Escribe esta actividad en tu cuaderno. (Tell these people to do these activities.)

tú/go
tú/say
tú/be
tú/give
tú/do
tú/leave
tú/have patience
tú/come here

 


key concept Y a continuación, más imperativo...
We talked above about the familiar forms of these irregular verbs. Fortunately, the Ud., Uds., and nosotros forms follow a relatively simple pattern.

Arrow

Form the "yo" form of the verb in the regular present tense.

Yo tengo

Arrow

Drop the final -o.

teng

Arrow

This is the stem you will use to form the imperative forms of the verb.

  • If the verb is an -ar verb, the forms of the imperative will end in -e, -en, -emos.
  • If the verb is an -er/-ir verb, the forms of the imperative will end in -a, -an, -amos.
  • Tener is an -er verb. Using it as an example:
¡Tenga!
¡Tengan!
¡Tengamos!

Do you see how this works? Try this activity to make sure you are grasping the concept. ¡Ojo! All of the verbs below are irregular.

Hacer
Salir
Poner
Venir
Decir
Conocer
Traer

How did you do? If you are having trouble with this concept, be sure to do them again for practice. The extra practice will help you as we continue with these verb forms.


Verb practiceA practicar
Practica estos verbos en esta actividad de WordWeb.

Avanza a 3d.

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