Commands

Question 1

When do we use commands

Answer 1

When we want to give someone directions or want them to do something

Question 2

How many forms are used in Spanish

Answer 2

2

Question 3

What are the 2 forms used in Spanish

Answer 3

The tú form - the form you use with your friends, family and people you know

The usted form - the form you use when talking to someone you don’t know or someone in authority

Question 4

How do we form the tú form

Answer 4

By removing the ar ending from ar verbs and adding an ‘a’

Or by removing the er or ir ending and adding ‘e’

Question 5

Here's some ar practice, in the tú form:
How would you change these verbs;
Mirar 
Hablar 
Sacar 
Tocar

Answer 5

Mira - look
Habla- talk/speak
Saca- take (out)
Toca - play (an instrument)

Question 6

Here's some er/ir practice, in the tú form:
How would you change these verbs;
Beber
Comer
Salir 
Subir

Answer 6

Bebe - drink
Come - eat
Sale - go out
Sube - go up (the street)

Question 7

How do we form the usted form

Answer 7

By removing the ar ending from ar verbs and adding an ‘e’

Or by removing the er or ir ending and adding an ‘a’

In other words it’s the opposite way round

Question 8

Here's some ar practice, in the usted form:
How would you change these verbs;
Mirar
Hablar
Sacar
Tocar

Answer 8

Mire
Hable
Saque
Toque

Question 9

Here's some er/ir practice, in the usted form:
How would you change these verbs;
Beber
Comer
Salir
Subir

Answer 9

Beba
Coma
Salga
Suba

Question 10

I will now list 6 verbs, I want you to give the meaning in English and then what it would be in the tù form and the usted form:

Bajar
Tomar
Cruzar *
Torcer (ue) *
Subir
Seguir (I) *

Answer 10

Bajar - to go down - baja (tú form) - baje (usted (vd) form)

Tomar - to take - toma (tú form) - tome (usted (vd) form)

Cruzar * - to cross - cruza (tú form) - cruce (usted (vd) form)

Torcer (ue) * - to turn - tuerce (tú form) - tuerza (usted (vd) form)

Subir - to go up- sube (tú form) - suba (usted (vd) form)

Seguir (i) * - to keep going/continue - sigue (tú form) - siga (usted (vd) form)

Question 11

Note:
In the tú form ar verbs = …. and er/ir verbs = ….

In the usted form ar verbs = …. and er/ir verbs = ….

Answer 11

In the tú form ar verbs = ‘a’ and er/ir verbs = ‘e’

In the usted form ar verbs = ‘e’ and er/ir verbs = ‘a’

Question 12

Give the verb bajar in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 12

Meaning - to go down
Tú form - baja
Usted form - baje

Question 13

Give the verb tomar in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 13

Meaning - to take
Tú form - toma
Usted form - tome

Question 14

Give the verb hablar in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 14

Meaning - to speak
Tú form - habla
Usted form - hable

Question 15

Give the verb cruzar in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 15

Meanin - to cross
Tú form - cruza
Usted form - cruce

Question 16

Give the verb leer in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 16

To read
Tú form - lee
Usted form - lea

Question 17

Give the verb torcer (ue) in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 17

Meaning - to turn
Tú form - tuerce
Usted form - tuerza

Question 18

Give the verb abrir in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 18

Meaning - to open
Tú form - abre
Usted form - abra

Question 19

Give the verb subir in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 19

Meaning - to go up
Tú form - sube
Usted form - suba

Question 20

Give the verb seguir (i) in the usted form and the tú form and also give the meaning of the verb

Answer 20

Meaning - to keep going / continue
Tú form - sigue
Usted form - siga