Question

Paco, no _____ nada ahora. Vamos a cenar en 10 minutos.
A. comes
B. come
C. comas
D. comió

No _____ de servir la salsa con las tortillas.
A. te olvidas
B. olvida
C. olvides
D. te olvides

¿Con qué _____ los frijoles? —Con arroz.
A. se sirven
B. hierven
C. se sirve
D. se hierve

¿Le doy la comida al bebé? —No, no le _____ la comida todavía.
A. doy
B. das
C. da
D. des

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Okay, it looks like we're learning about commands. Mostly.

I'll give you the answer to each one. And I'll EXPLAIN why it's the answer, to try help understand for next time, okay?

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1. Paco, no (COMAS) nada ahora. Vamos a cenar en 10 minutos.

It means, "Paco, don't eat anything now. We're going to eat dinner in 10 minutes.

We have to say COMAS, because this is a NEGATIVE command---you're telling Paco NOT to do something.

Let me give you an example of a POSITIVE command:

First, look at the infinitive---COMER (to eat).
Next, take the (él/ella/usted) form of comer---COME.

COME is the positive command. "Come el burrito," means "Eat the burrito."

Now, let me give you an example of a negative command.

COME ends in an E, you see?

If it ends with E, change it to A.
If it ends with A, chance it to E.

Change COME to COMA.
Add an S. (Always add an S onto NEGATIVE informal commands.)

COMAS is the negative command. "NO COMAS el perro," means "Don't eat the dog."

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Now let's look at the next problem.

2. No (TE OLVIDES) de servir la salsa con las tortillas.

It means, "Don't forget to serve the salsa with the tortillas."

This is another negative command. Here, I'll explain again, quickly.

* Take the infinitive--OLVIDARSE
* Take the (él/ella/usted) form--SE OLVIDA
* Change the A to an E--SE OLVIDE
* Make it informal, add an S, and change SE to TE--TE OLVIDAS
(Always use TE for informal forms.)

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3. ¿Con qué (SE SIRVE) los frijoles?

It means, "What is served with the beans?"

This is not a command question.

Whenever you explain how something is done a certain way, you say "SE" and the (él/ella/usted) form of the verb.

For example---"Se habla español en Mexico," means "Spanish is spoken in Mexico."

"Se come arroz en China," means "Rice is eaten in China."

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4. ¿Le doy la comida al bebé? —No, no le (DES) la comida todavía.

It means, "I give food to the baby?" "No, don't give him food yet."

This is a negative command.

Let me explain again, real quick.

* Take the infinitive--DAR
*Take the (el/ella/usted) form--DA
*Change the A to an E, and add S--DAS

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If you have any questions, please ask!

Answer 3

Oh I made a typo in the second to last thing I said.

When you change the A to an E, and add S, it should be DES, not das. I'm sorry.