tú afirmativo
How do you form a regular affirmative tú command?
Put it in the él, ella, ud. form.
Give the negative tú command: bailar
No bailes
Start with the yo form. Drop the -o. Add the opposite tú ending.
How do you form Ud. commands, negative and affirmative?
1. Yo form
2. Drop -o
3. Add opposite Ud. ending
How do you form Uds. commands, both affirmative and negative?
1. Yo form
2. Drop -o
3. Opposite Uds. Ending
Before adding the reflexive or object pronoun nos, what needs to be dropped from a nosotros command?
The final -s
Let's get up.
Levantémonos.
ONLY WHEN ADDING NOS, not other pronouns
Translate: Sleep.
Duerme.
This is the él, ella, usted form of dormir.
Translate: Don't make lunch.
No hagas el almuerzo.
hacer el almuerzo=to make lunch
Yo = hago
Drop the -o
Add the opposite tú ending.
Give the Ud. command: open
Abra
verb-=abrir
Put in Uds. command: doblar
doblen
opposite uds. ending =en
Put in nosotros command: hacer
hagamos
yo-hago
opposite nosotros ending=amos
Name the 8 irregular affirmative tú commands.
di (decir)
sal (salir)
pon (poner)
sé (ser)
ve (ir)
ven (venir)
haz (hacer)
ten (tener)
There are only 5 irregular negative commands.
Name 3 of them.
Dar=no des
Ser=no seas
Ir= no vayas
Estar = no estés
Saber= No sepas (although when is this ever a command?
Give the Ud. command: Organizar
Organice.
Verbs that end in -car, -gar, zar, ger, -gir, and -guir have spelling changes to maintain the sounds of the consonants c, z, and g.
Put in Uds. command: cruzar la calle
Crucen la calle.
opposite uds. ending=en
-car, -gar, -zar, -ger, -gir, and -guir have spelling changes to maintain the sound of the consonants c, g, or z
Translate: Let's not invite him.
No lo invitemos.
invitarlo=infinitive
yo form= invito
opposite ending=emos
lo is a direct object pronoun, which goes before the verb in negative commands
Translate: Wake up.
Despiértate.
despertarse(ir) is a reflexive, stem-changinig -ar verb.
Attach the reflexive pronoun in affirmative commands. It is te because you're talking to tú.
translate-don't arrive
No llegues.
Start with the yo form. Drop the -o. Add the opposite tú ending. Verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar, -ger, -gir, or -guir have spelling changes to maintain the sound of the consonsants c, g, or z.
Translate: Don't arrive on time.
No llegue a tiempo.
llegar a tiempo=to arrive on time
-car, -gar, zar, -ger, -gir, -guir
Translate: Don't take out the money.
No saquen el dinero.
sacar el dinero
yo=saco
opposite uds. ending =en
-car, -gar, -zer, -ger, -gir, and -guir have spelling changes to maintain the sounds of the consonants c, g, or z
What is the only verb that has a different form for affirmative and negative nosotros commands?
Ir(se)
aff-vamos (Vámonos)
neg-no vayamos (no nos vayamos)
Translate: Follow me
Sígueme.
verb: seguir (to follow) Put it in the él, ella, ud. form. Attach the direct object pronoun (me) in affirmative commands.
Translate: Don't pick them up (it refers to your suitcases)
No las recojas.
recoger las maletas-to pick up your suitcases
Start with the yo form. Drop the o. Add the opposite tú ending. Verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar, -ger, -gir, and -guir have spelling changes to maintain the sound of the consonants g, c, or z.
Las is a direct object pronoun and comes before the verb in NEGATIVE COMMANDS.
Translate: Don't get lost.
No se pierda.
Perderse (ie)=to get lost
Se is a reflexive pronoun. It goes before the verb in negative commands.
Translate: Don't get it (a map)
No lo consigan
conseguir(i) un mapa
Yo consigo (-guir spelling change)
opposite ending=an
Lo is a direct object pronoun, which goes before the verb in negative commands
Translate: Let's see it (the movie).
Veámosla.
ver la película
yo veo
opposite ending=amos
la is a direct object pronoun, which gets attached to affirmative commands. Add an accent mark 3 syllables from the end.