1. Calentamiento: These are useful verbs for cooking
Calentamiento: These are useful verbs for cooking. What would their commands look like? Write down their translations!
Abrir – to open
Añadir – to add
Calentar – to heat up
Stem change e->ie
Cortar – to cut
Mezclar – to mix
Sacar – to take out

2. REVIEW: Forming commands
To form affirmative informal commands of regular or stem-changing verbs, use the same form as “el / ella / usted”.
Context will let us know if it’s a command or not.
Ella escucha a la musica rock.
She listens to rock music.
Escucha!
Listen!

3. REVIEW: Forming commands
Verb: hablar (to talk)
Command:
Habla! (Talk!)
Verb: comer (to eat)
Command
Come! (Eat!)
Verb: escribir (to write)
Escribe! (Write!)
Verb: almorzar (to eat lunch)
Command:
Almuerza! (Eat lunch!)
Verb: entender (to understand)
Command
Entiende! (Understand!)
Verb: dormir (to sleep
Duerme! (Sleep!)
These are all stem-changing verbs!
Don’t forget to stem-change!

4. Calentamiento: These are useful verbs for cooking
Calentamiento: These are useful verbs for cooking. What would their commands look like?
Abrir – to open
Añadir – to add
Calentar – to heat up
Stem change e->ie
Cortar – to cut
Mezclar – to mix
Sacar – to take out
Abre!
Añade!
Calienta!
Corta!
Mezcla!
Saca!

5. REVIEW: Irregular commands
Some verbs do not follow the rule we just learned. They have irregular commands.
Tener – Ten!
Have!
Ser – Sé!
Be! (permanent)
Venir – Ven!
Come!
Hacer – Haz!
Do! / Make!
Poner – Pon!
Put!
Salir – Sal!
Go out! / Leave!
Ir – Ve!
Go!
Estar – Esté!
Be! temporary

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7. Direct objects and Direct Object Pronouns
We often use direct objects and direct object pronouns when giving instructions.
A direct object is the person or thing receiving the action of the verb.
Yo pido la sopa.
I order the soup.
What is the action?
-ordering
What is being orderd?
-the soup

8. Direct object pronouns
To avoid repeating a direct object in a sentence or a command, we can replace it with a direct object pronoun.
Direct object pronouns must match the noun they replace in gender and number.
Yo pido la sopa. (I order the soup.)
Yo la pido. (I order it.)
What takes the place of “la sopa”?
-la / it
What is the action?
-ordering
I have used these before!
What is being orderd?
-the soup

9. Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns are: me
nos te os lo la
los
las
I have used these before!

10. Direct object pronouns
Direct object pronouns go before conjugated verbs.
Yo cocino la cena. (I cook the dinner)
Yo la cocino. (I cook it.)
Direct object pronouns attach to infinitive verbs.
Me gusta cocinar la cena. (I like to cook dinner.)
Me gusta cocinarla. (I like to cook it.)
Direct object pronouns attach to commands.
¡Cocina la cena! (Cook dinner!)
¡Cocínala! (Cook it!)
I have used these before!

11. Practiquemos ¿Quién abre la lata (can)? ¿Quién calienta el horno?
Yo __________ abro.
¿Quién calienta el horno?
Mi madre _________ calienta.
¿Quién mezcla las ensaladas?
Nosotros __________ mezclamos.
¿Quién sirve los refrescos?
Ellos __________ sirven.