1. 1. The “Slide Show” Tab 2. Click “From Beginning” 3. Click for each slide to change. 4. Do not rush! Some material takes time. Take your time and divide up the work as you need.

2. Concepto: unas expresiones diferentes unas expresiones diferentes

3. What you will find in this presentation: 1. How to express a polite command. 2. How to express when you just did something. A. How to conjugate the regular AR Verb “acabar”. 3. Practice Exercises.

4. 1. Be very careful when you use the word “command” when speaking the Spanish language. 2. There is a “tense-mood” that exists to conjugate verbs when you are commanding someone to do something. If you express a command the wrong way to the wrong person, you can offend someone or anger them. 3. This is the most basic and most polite way to express a command to someone directly without offending anyone.

5. Formula: “ favor de” + infinitive. Yes, it’s really that simple. Yes, it’s really that simple. If you notice, the word “de” exists in the phrase. If you notice, the word “de” exists in the phrase. You should know at this point that whenever a verb follows a preposition, it must be in the infinitive form. You should know at this point that whenever a verb follows a preposition, it must be in the infinitive form. Examples: Examples: “Favor de escuchar.” – (Please listen.) “Favor de escuchar.” – (Please listen.) “Favor de hablar en español.” – (Please speak in Spanish.) “Favor de hablar en español.” – (Please speak in Spanish.) “Favor de escribir en español.” – (Please write in Spanish.) “Favor de escribir en español.” – (Please write in Spanish.)

6. 1. Another easy expression is expressing what you just did. 2. This is an unusual expression, because although it may seem like past tense, it goes with present tense conjugation. 3. Believe it or not, we have strange oddities like this in English. Sometimes, we express the future while using past tense. 1. “Did you want to hang out on Saturday?”

7. Formula: “ conjugated form of acabar” + de + infinitive. Formula: “ conjugated form of acabar” + de + infinitive. Acabar- literally means “to finish”; in fact, it is more commonly used than “terminar”. It is a regular AR verb. Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Él, Ella, Usted, Se Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes acabo acabas acaba acabamos acabáis acaban

8. Formula: “ conjugated form of acabar” + de + infinitive. So, if I want to say the following: 1. “I just read the book.” 1. What’s “I” in Spanish? 2. What’s the “yo” form of “acabar”? 3. Then add? 4. Then what’s the infinitive of “read”? 5. How do you say “the book? “Yo acabo de leer el libro” – “I just read the book.” yo acabo de leer el libro

9. Before working on the assessment to see your progress at this point, make sure to complete the question before clicking to see the answer. Before working on the assessment to see your progress at this point, make sure to complete the question before clicking to see the answer. 1. The first click will show all the problems. 1. The first click will show all the problems. 2. Write your answers on a piece of paper LARGE and NEATLY 2. Write your answers on a piece of paper LARGE and NEATLY 3. Then click for each individual answer. 3. Then click for each individual answer. 4. Correct your work. DO NOT ERASE, because you need to see where your mistake is. 4. Correct your work. DO NOT ERASE, because you need to see where your mistake is.

10. 1. You just spoke with him. 2. Please close your books. 3. We just sang. 4. Please sing for me. 5. She just completed her homework. 6. Please go to the office. 7. You all just had lunch with her. Acabas de hablar con él. Acabamos de cantar. Favor de ir a la oficina. Favor de cerrar sus libros. Favor de cantar para mí. Ella acaba de cumplir su tarea. Ustedes acaban de almorzar con ella. Acabáis de almorzar con ella.

11. 1. Check over your work. 1. Check over your work. 2. If you had any errors, make sure to be aware of what they were. 2. If you had any errors, make sure to be aware of what they were. If they were common errors, then make sure you aware of that error before the exam. If they were common errors, then make sure you aware of that error before the exam. 3. If you had different kinds of errors, and are having difficulties with different expressions; this is the point when you need to come into office hours for help on resolving your issues with the content. That’s what I am here to assist you with. 3. If you had different kinds of errors, and are having difficulties with different expressions; this is the point when you need to come into office hours for help on resolving your issues with the content. That’s what I am here to assist you with. 4. If your errors are minor and consistent, make sure to fix those errors. 4. If your errors are minor and consistent, make sure to fix those errors.