Rules to Form Commands
The very first step of making a formal command is to take which form of the verb infinitive?
The "yo" form.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of hablar?
Hable, Hablen.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of pensar?
Piense, Piensen.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of tocar?
Toque, toquen.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of ser?
Sea, Sean.
When forming an Ud./Uds. command, you add the ________ endings.
You add the OPPOSITE endings.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of comer?
Coma, Coman.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of hacer?
Haga, Hagan.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of jugar?
Juegue, Jueguen.
What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of estar?
Esté, Estén
To make a command negative, you add _____ before the commands.
"No."
What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of leer?
No lea, No lean.
What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of decir?
No diga, no digan.
What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of empezar?
No empiece, No empiecen.
What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of ir?
No vaya, No vayan.
To make a formal command with an -ar verb, you add -__ or -___.
-e or -en
What is the English translation of "Prepárelo"?
Prepare it.
Venir
Venga, vengan
Buscar (Uds.)
busquen
Saber (Ud./Uds.)
sepa, sepan
Are there accents in the command endings of -car/-gar/-zar verbs like there are in the preterite form?
No!
Open the book (All of you)
Abran el libro.
Remember (Ud.)
Recuerde.
Llegar (Ud.)
llegue
Dar (Ud./Uds.)
. Dé, den