Unidad 5: España
Lección 1: ¡Qué rico!
In this lesson you will learn to:
 Identify and describe ingredients
 Talk about food preparations and follow recipes
 Give instructions and make recommendations
You will use:
 Adjectives ending in -ísimo
 Ud/Uds. commands
 Pronoun placement with commands
Nombre: _____________________________________
Fecha: ________________________
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Vocabulario
el aceite
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el ajo
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el azúcar
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la cebolla
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las espinacas
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la fresa
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la lechuga
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el limón
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la mayonesa
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la mostaza
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la pimienta
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la sal
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el vinagre
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la zanahoria
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el ingrediente
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el supermercado
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añadir
_________________________
batir
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freír
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hervir
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mezclar
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probar
_________________________
la receta
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la tortilla de patatas
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el sabor
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agrio (a)
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caliente
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delicioso (a)
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dulce
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fresco (a)
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picante
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sabroso (a)
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salado (a)
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¡Qué asco!
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cenar
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desayunar
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la merienda
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Formal Commands
Ud/Uds Commands
You use the command form of the verb, the imperative to tell someone what to do.
To form the Ud./Uds. commands:
1. __________________________________
2. ______________________ : ar_____________ er/ir ____________
INFINITIVE
YO PRESENT
UD.
COMMAND
UDS.
COMMAND
UD.
COMMAND
UDS.
COMMAND
hablar
preparar
comer
leer
abrir
STEM CHANGING VERBS
INFINITIVE
YO PRESENT
pensar
contar
volver
hervir
pedir
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**NOTE: The endings used for the formal commands have the vowel opposite to
the vowel usually associated with the conjugation. The –ar verbs have –e and the –
er and –ir verbs have –a.
You just add no before these commands to make them negative.
Prepare Ud.
_________________
Pida Ud.
_________________
Preparen Uds.
_________________
Pidan Uds.
_________________
** NOTE: The following verbs are regular, but they have a spelling change in the
command form.
INFINITIVE
UD. COMMAND
UDS. COMMAND
tocar
picar
jugar
pagar
agregar
empezar
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Formal Commands
Irregular Forms
A verb that has an irregularity in the yo form of the present tense will keep the same
irregularity in the command form since the yo form of the present serves as the root for
the command.
INFINITIVE
YO PRESENT
UD.
COMMAND
UDS.
COMMAND
hacer
poner
salir
venir
decir
conducir
The following are the only formal commands that are irregular.
INFINITIVE
UD. COMMAND
UDS. COMMAND
ir: to go
ser: to be
saber: to know
estar: to be
dar: to give
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Formal Commands
Object Pronouns
The object pronouns are attached to the affirmative commands. They precede the
negative commands.
FORMAL COMMANDS
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
Adjectives ending in ísimo
To add emphasis to some adjectives, you can attach the ending –ísimo (a, os, as). If
the adjective ends in a vowel, drop it before adding the ending.
bello(a)  ¡Esta cocina es bellísima!
This kitchen is very beautiful!
When the last consonant in the adjective is c, g, or z, spelling changes are required
before adding –ísimo (a, os, as).
cqu
ggu
zc
ricoriquísimo
largolarguísimo
felizfelicísimo
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