In this exercise, you need to change each of these sentences to the imperative mode so that they become commands.

1. It would be convenient that you rest.

You could write:

*Descansa.*
Rest.

2. You must relax.

You could write:

*Relájense.*
Relax.

3. It’s time for you to take your pill.

You could write:

*Tome su pastilla.*
Take your pill.

4. Could you describe your symptoms?

You could write:

*Describa sus síntomas.*
Describe your symptoms.

5. What if we improved our eating habits?

You could write:

*Mejoremos nuestra alimentación.*
Let’s improve our eating habits.

6. Could you consult with a specialist?

You could write:

*Consulta con un especialista.*
Consult with a specialist.

7. You need to eat well.

You could write:

*Coman bien.*
Eat well.

8. I ask you to leave my office.

You could write:

*Váyase de mi consultorio.*
Leave my office.

In this exercise, you need to use the formal, second-person plural imperative to write the advice a dentist gave to children.

1. prevent cavities

You could write:

*Prevengan las caries.*
Prevent cavities.

2. brushing teeth after every meal

You could write:

*Cepíllense los dientes después de cada comida.*
Brush your teeth after every meal.

3. not eating sweets

You could write:

*No coman dulces.*
Don’t eat sweets.

4. using little sugar in your coffee or tea

You could write:

*Pongan poco azúcar en el café o té.*
Use little sugar in your coffee or tea.

5. eating or drinking foods with calcium

You could write:

*Coman o beban alimentos que tengan calcio.*
Eat or drink foods with calcium.

6. consulting your dentist often

You could write:

*Consulten al dentista periódicamente.*
Consult your dentist often.

Then, you need to rewrite the advice in the informal imperative, for a classmate who missed the talk. So, you could write:

1. *El dentista dijo que prevengamos las caries.*
The dentist told us to prevent cavities.

2. *Dijo que nos cepillemos los dientes después de cada comida.*
He said to brush our teeth after every meal.

3. *Nos aconsejó que no comamos dulces.*
He advised us not to eat sweets.

4. *Nos sugirió que pongamos poco azúcar en el café o té.*
He suggested that we use little sugar in our coffee or tea.

5. *Dijo que comamos y bebamos alimentos que tengan calcio.*
He told us to eat or drink foods with calcium.

6. *Nos aconsejó que consultemos al dentista periódicamente.*
He advised us to consult our dentist often.

In this exercise, you need to use informal mandates to write the doctor’s advice to Felipito, to avoid having small accidents in the situations depicted below.

1. Felipito is depicted with an angry dog.

You could write:

*No te acerques a perros enojados.*
Don’t approach angry dogs.

2. Felipito is depicted eating an apple.

You could write:

*No comas demasiado rápido.*
Don’t eat too quickly.

3. Felipito is depicted in the bath.

You could write:

*Ten cuidado de no caerte.*
Be careful not to fall.

4. Felipito is depicted reaching for a hot teapot.

You could write:

*No toques cosas calientes.*
Don’t touch hot things.

5. Felipito is depicted eating a plant.

You could write:

*No comas cosas que no sean comida.*
Don’t eat things that aren’t food.

6. Felipito is depicted going outside in a storm.

You could write:

*No salgas si el clima está malo.*
Don’t go outside if the weather is bad.