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El imperativo Is a command – e.g. escuchad! (listen!) Is used for commands, and imperative ideas.

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1 El imperativo Is a command – e.g. escuchad! (listen!) Is used for commands, and imperative ideas.

2 Formation Depends on who you are speaking to, if you are speaking to “usted”, use the subjunctive, eg. Escuche, por favor. If you are speaking to one person in the “tu” form, you take the normal “tu” form, taking off the ‘s’ – e,g. hablas -> habla

3 Formation If you are speaking to more than one person – use the “vosotros” form. To form it, you take off the ‘r’ from the infinitive and add a ‘d’ – escuchar-> escucha -> escuchad If you are using a negative command, you put it into the subjunctive – no hables!

4 Formation Reflexives – if using a reflexive verb, you tack it on to the end of the ‘tu’ form – levantate Reflexives – for the vosotros form, take off the ‘d’ and add ‘os’ – levantaos, or ‘nos’ - vamonos

5 Irregulars - tu

6 Escribid escribe 5 politicas usando el imperativo para que el gobierno integre nuevos inmigrantes latinoamericanos en el pais.

7 Rules for integration Offer fair working rights – ofrece derechos laborales justos / iguales Put on language classes – pon clases de lengua Change the perception of immigrants – cambia la percepción de inmigrantes Teach the natives and immigrants about both cultures – enseña a los nativos y inmigrantes de ambas culturas Encourage multicultural communities – fomenta / anima las comunidades multiculturales.

8 Is a command – e.g. escuchad! (listen!) Is used for commands, and imperative ideas. IRREGULARS (TU FORM)-------------------------------------  FORMATION: Depends on who you are speaking to, if you are speaking to “usted”, use the subjunctive, eg. Escuche, por favor. If you are speaking to one person in the “tu” form, you take the normal “tu” form, taking off the ‘s’ – e,g. hablas -> habla If you are speaking to more than one person – use the “vosotros” form. To form it, you take off the ‘r’ from the infinitive and add a ‘d’ – escuchar-> escucha -> escuchad If you are using a negative command, you put it into the subjunctive – no hables! Reflexives – if using a reflexive verb, you tack it on to the end of the ‘tu’ form – levantate Reflexives – for the vosotros form, take off the ‘d’ and add ‘os’ – levantaos, or ‘nos’ - vamonos


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