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Question

FIRST PART

Directions: Escribe los consejos que dio el dentista. Usa el imperativo formal de la segunda persona del plural.

Questions:

1) prevenir las caries (cavities) 2)cepillarse los dientes después de cada comida 3)no comer dulces 4) poner poco azúcar en el café o el té 5) comer o beber alimentos que tengan calcio 6)consultar al dentista periódicamente

SECOND PART

Directions: Un estudiante estuvo ausente el día de la charla con el dentista. Al día siguiente, sus compañeros le contaron sobre la charla y le dieron los mismos consejos. Reescribe los consejos usando el imperativo informal.

Questions: and then you write them all according to these directions.

PLEASE HELP. I only have one try left and can't seem to get it!

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Answer 1

Welcome to the forum. Can you add your level of English and Spanish to your profile? If English is your first language then fluent and Spanish probably beginner. It helps people answering or assessing any answers you might give. I am a bit puzzled by the heading questions and the first piece of advice - it looks to me as if all the other advice it to avoid fillings. The simple approach is to put the verb in each of the first phrases into the second person plural [vosotros] imperative then in a further answer put them into 2nd person [tú] Have you been learning the imperative? So far as vosotros you remove the r from the infinitive and add a d. Number 3 is a negative command and this is made by using the subjunctive. As far as tu commands these are formed by removing last two letters of the infinitive and adding a for ar verbs and e for the other two [it is in fact the same as the 3rd person present] Like vosotros negative commands use the subjunctive. Where the verb is reflexive with vosotros you omit the d and add os. With tu you add te at the end and with cepillarse you add a tilde - cepíllate

Please write down your answers [you can edit your post] and we will tell you if they are correct and where you have gone wrong. EDIT I read second person plural and missed formal - you will need third person plural subjunctive for affirmative and negative. with the reflexive verb add se to the end and add a tilde

Answer 2

Hi.

In your post there is an edit link. Please edit your post to let us know some of the answers you have tried that have been incorrect. Otherwise, we have no way of knowing what you are misunderstanding. "PLEASE HELP" is not informative.

Do you understand what the assignment is asking of you?
- imperativo formal de la segunda persona del plural
- el imperativo informal