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Hi, We are doing commands and recipes. I pulled my recipe book that I bought in Uruguay 30 years ago. All the recipes are in the INFINITIVE. So then I started thinking and I don't know what the difference in connotation is between using an infinitive (for example, "no tocar") versus the command ("no toquen" - like if there is wet paint and you don't want people to touch it).

Gracias,

Jocelyn
Ann By the way, there are two good resources on "Bablingua" - "La Cocina Fácil - Gazpacho" and "La Cocina Fácil - Guacamole", complete with videos and activities. One has informal commands and one has formal. Also, there is one on "Teachers Pay Teachers" called "Comida Cooking Project Lesson" that I'm...See More
Dec 2, 2016
Daniel Hanson Hello, Jocelyn.

I have seen recipes written by native speakers with the following verb forms: tú commands, ud. commands, present tense tú form, present tense ud. form, impersonal se commands, and infinitives. I think these are all correct and just depends on the tone the writer wants to give. Obviously, when speaking, the native speaker ...See More
Dec 2, 2016


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