vocabulario
tú commands
ud./uds. commands
impersonal expressions
cultura
100

to litter

tirar basura

100

How do you form a positive and negative tú command?

positive: él/ella/Ud. form of present tense

negative: put verb in yo form; drop o; add opposite ending (-ar: es) (-er/ir: as)

100

What are the steps for forming a positive (affirmative) and negative Ud. command?

positive:
1. Put verb in the yo form
2. Drop the o
3. Add the opposite ending (-ar: e) (-er/-ir: a)

negative:
all the same steps as above, then add "no" in front of command

100
translate:

It's better...

Es mejor...

100

New Jersey and New York both have large populations of people from these two places.

Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic

200

the quote

la cita

200

sleep/don't sleep

duerme/no duermas

200

Translate:
Support/Don't support (Ud.)

Apoye/No apoye

200

translate:
It was difficult...

Era/Fue difícil...

200

The museum in NYC that specializes in Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latin American art.

El Museo del Barrio (the Barrio Museum)

300

to grant

otorgar

300

eat/don't eat

come/no comas

300

Come/Don't come (Uds.)

Vengan/No vengan

300

translate:
It's going to be necessary...

Va a ser necesario...

300
The person who helped create the National Farm Workers Union.

César Chávez 

400

short documentary

el cortometraje

400

put/don't put

pon/no pongas

400

Recycle/Don't recycle (Ud.)

Recicle/No recicle

400

translate:
It was impossible...

Era/Fue imposible...

400

Famous guitarist of Mexican heritage

Carlos Santana

500

deadline

la fecha límite

500

make/don't make

haz/no hagas

500

Go/Don't go (Uds.)

Vayan/No vayan

500

This is the format of an impersonal expression sentence.

Form of ser (es/fue/era/va a ser) + adjective in its basic form + infinitive

500

Senator who helped the California farm workers with their fight for better conditions and treatment.

Robert F. Kennedy