Is this sentence correct for the verb ending ?

Question

Hi I have some Spanish homework preparing a meal. I would be grateful if you could check it. Many thanks.

se calentan el aceite y el agua en una sartén . Heat the oil and water in a frying pan,. Also is the verb ending correct an as there are two items (oil and water)

Answer 1

Se calienten

In meal preparation and recipes the imperative tense is used as an impersonal command.

But your idea that (oil and water) uses the 3rd person plural is correct. It's the same concept of (Mary and Jane) being "ellas" or ("John and Mary) being "ellos".

For now, I suggest that true beginners just focus on the concept of "an" with "ellos" or "ellas" on regular AR verbs. Sorry if the links confuse anyone. - bandit51jd, Jan 19, 2013

Imperative *Mood* - rogspax, Jan 19, 2013

Thanks for the link on imperative tense makes a lot more sense now giving instructions ie on a recipe - robd, Jan 19, 2013

Thanks Roger. It is a mood rather than a tense. - bandit51jd, Jan 19, 2013