Commands

Commands

Informal commands --- Formal commands --- Speaking to Groups --- Review

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

magic password!

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!
.

Activity

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

Activity

Conjuguemos!!

Click on Spanish, then Spanish verbs. Scroll down to #27 and choose "Positive only".

All pronouns are attached to the end of affirmative commands:
Tell me the truth! = ¡Dime la verdad!
Buy it. (the t-shirt) = ¡Cómprala! .

Activity

3 Activities

Quiz

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)

Fill in the blank activity

Translation activity

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!

Activity

Pronouns are placed before the verb
in all negative commands:
Don't do it! = ¡No lo hagas!
Don't shave. = No te afeites!

Activity

Formal commands usted commands
Commands you would use with an adult, a stranger, or anyone to whom you would like to express respect or social distance.

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!

Activity

Use usted commands with:

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.

Activity

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! .

Activity

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)

. ***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!
.