Vocab test
- Limpiar el piso – To clean the floor
- Cortar el césped – To cut the grass
- La ducha está sucia – The shower is dirty
- Pintar el pared – To paint the wall
- ¡Levántese, señor! – Get up sir!
- ¡Levántate! – Get up! (Informal)
- ¿Me traes otro? – Can you bring me another?
- Lavar las ventanas – To wash the windows
- Las cajas – The boxes
- La granja – The farm
Verb of the day
Conjugate the verb COGER (To take) in the present tense.
| Yo | Nosotros |
| Tú | Vosotros |
| Él/ Ella/ Usted | Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes |
Questions to answer
¿Coges esta caja?
¿Nos ayudas a lavar la ropa?
¿Me traes un vaso de agua?
¿Qué traes en la caja?
¿Te sientes seguro/a aquí?
¿Traigo el café?
¿Te enseño mi granja?
¿Dónde quiere sentarse, señor/a?
A simple dialogue
Use the Spanish phrases to translate the English dialogue. Write it out and perform it.
- We have so much work to do!
- I know! This place has to be clean by three o clock.
- Do you want me to wash the dishes?
- Yes. I am going to change the beds.
- John, can you give her the clean sheets.
- Who is going to cut the grass?
- Don’t worry about the grass. We need to clean the floors in the bedrooms.
- Michael, can you take these boxes into the garage please?
- All those bottles have to go. Anna, why are you sitting down? Get up!
- We can’t do it!
- We can do it if everybody helps! Let’s go!
Use these phrases to translate the dialogue.
¡Lo sé! Este lugar tiene que estar limpio a las tres en punto.
¡No podemos hacerlo!
¡Podemos hacerlo si todos ayudan! ¡Vamos!
¡Tenemos tanto trabajo por hacer!
¿Quién va a cortar el césped?
¿Quieres que lave los platos?
John, ¿puedes darle las sábanas limpias a ella?
Michael, ¿puedes llevar estas cajas al garaje, por favor?
No te preocupes por el césped. Necesitamos limpiar los pisos de los dormitorios.
Sí. Voy a cambiar las camas.
Todas esas botellas tienen que irse. Anna, ¿por qué estás sentada? ¡Levántate!
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Grammar notes
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Giving orders
In Spanish, positive commands are used to tell someone to do something. The way these commands are formed depends on whether you’re addressing someone informally (tú) or formally (usted).
For tú commands, the conjugation is the same as the third-person singular (él/ella/usted) form of the present tense for regular verbs.
For usted commands, the conjugation is the same as the third-person singular (él/ella/usted) form of the present subjunctive. To do this, you start with the yo form of the verb in the present tense. Remove the -o ending. Add the opposite vowel ending:
- For -ar verbs: add -e.
- For -er/-ir verbs: add -a.
If the verb is combined with a pronoun, such as me, te, lo, or la, an accent is added to maintain the original stress of the command.
Examples
Tú
- ¡Levántate ahora mismo! – Get up right now!
- Siéntate aquí junto a mí. – Sit down here next to me.
- Corta el césped. – Cut the grass.
- Límpiala bien, está muy sucia. – Clean it well, it’s very dirty.
- Lleva las cajas al garaje. – Take the boxes to the garage.
- Tráeme otro, este está roto. – Bring me another one, this one is broken.
Usted
- Por favor, levántese del asiento. – Please, get up from the seat.
- Siéntese mientras espera su turno. – Sit down while you wait for your turn.
- Corte el césped del jardín, por favor. – Cut the grass in the garden, please.
- Por favor, límpiela con este producto. – Please clean it with this product.
- Por favor, llévelas a la oficina. – Please take them to the office.
- Por favor, tráigame otro de mejor calidad. – Please bring me another one of better quality.
Journal prompts
Write short sentences. Keep them as simple as you can.
Use a translation tool to put them into Spanish.
Write them out, then check them with your teacher. Present them to a friend, teaching your friend any new Spanish, and making sure they learn it!
| Write a list of chores that have to be done in your house. Write a list of chores that have to be done outside your home. Assign a person to each chore, and say how often they need to be done. | Escribe una lista de tareas que hay que hacer en tu casa. Escribe una lista de tareas que hay que hacer fuera de tu casa. Asigna una persona a cada tarea y di con qué frecuencia hay que hacerlas. |
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