Commands
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Informal commands ---
Formal commands ---
Speaking to Groups ---
Review
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USE INFORMAL COMMANDS WITH
your little brother |
your cat |
your best friend |
your friend's little sister |
your dog |
the kid down the street |
your aunt's
new baby |
and crazy Uncle Joe |
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magic password! |
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Affirmative tú commands ("Do it!")
are easy to conjugate; they are the same
as the present tense usted form.
You (tú) eat = Comes.
Eat! (tú) = ¡Come!
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There are eight irregular verbs
in the tú affirmative:
Ser sé
Ir ve
Tener ten
Venir ven |
Hacer haz
Decir di
Poner pon
Salir sal
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Conjuguemos!!
Click on Spanish, then Spanish verbs. Scroll down to #27 and choose "Positive only".
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All pronouns are attached to the end
of affirmative commands:
Tell me the truth! = ¡Dime la verdad!
Buy it. (the t-shirt) = ¡Cómprala!
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There is a rhyme to help you
remember how to conjugate
Negative tú commands:
Go to the yo, drop the "o",
add the opposite ending and add a "no".
EXAMPLE:
"Don't come!
VENIR
vengo (Conjugate in present yo form)
veng_ (Drop the "o")
vengas (-er & -ir verbs add "as";
-ar verbs add "es")
no vengas (add "no" before the verb)
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There are five irregular verbs
in the tú negative:
Ser no seas
Ir no vayas
Dar no des
Estar no estés
Saber no sepas
Of course, none of them end
in "o" in the yo form!
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Pronouns are placed before the verb
in all negative commands:
Don't do it! = ¡No lo hagas!
Don't shave. = No te afeites!
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Usted commands ("Please do it.")
are conjugated much like the informal negative;
Here is an example:
Hacer
hago (Conjugate in present yo form)
hag_ (Drop the "o")
haga (-er & -ir verbs add "a";
-ar verbs add "e")
They are conjugated the same in
the affirmative and negative.
In fact, all commands
(except for the tú affirmative) can
be conjugated using the following rhyme:
Go to the yo, drop the "o",
add the opposite ending,
add there you go!
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Use usted commands with:
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There are five irregular verbs:
Ser sea
Ir no vaya
Dar dé
Estar no esté
Saber sepa
They are conjugated the same in
the affirmative and negative.
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All pronouns are attached to the end
of affirmative commands while they go before
the verb in negative commands:
Please tell me the truth! = ¡Dígame la verdad!
Please don't buy it. (the t-shirt) = ¡No la compre!
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Negative informal (tú) commands:
(1)
Conjuguemos
(5)
Match phrases with Negative
and Affirmative Commands
(8)
Informal and Formal commands (6 activities)
(9)
Formal and Informal commands
(10)
Full review #1
(11)
Full review #2
(3)
More Practice
Usted and Ustedes Commands
Usted: Commands you would use with a
teacher, anyone older than you, or strangers.
Ustedes: Commands you would use whenever
you are speaking to more than one person.
Usted and ustedes commands are conjugated like
the present subjunctive. Here is an example:
Hacer
hago (Conjugate in present yo form)
hag_ (Drop the "o")
haga (-er & -ir verbs add "a" or "an";
-ar verbs add "e" or "en")
no haga (add "no" before the verb)
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***There are four irregular verbs:
Ser, Dar, Estar & Ir
Pronouns are attached to the end of
all affirmative commands; they are placed before
the verb in all negative commands:
Tell me the truth! = ¡Díganme la verdad!
Buy it. (the t-shirt) = ¡Cómprenla!
Don't do it! = ¡No lo hagan!
Don't shave. = No se afeiten!
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