Rules to Form Commands
Regular Verbs
Stem-changing/irregular "yo" form verbs
-car/-gar/-zar Verbs
Irregular Verbs
100

The very first step of making a formal command is to take which form of the verb infinitive?

The "yo" form.

100

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of hablar?

Hable, Hablen.

100

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of pensar?

Piense, Piensen.

100

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of picar?

pique, piquen. 

100

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of ser?

Sea, Sean.

200

Step 2 of making a command is...

Drop the "o"

200

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of comer?

Coma, Coman. 

200

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of tener?

Tenga, Tengan. 

200

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of jugar?

Juegue, Jueguen. 

200

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of estar?

Esté, Estén

300

When forming a formal command, you add the ________ endings.

You add the OPPOSITE endings. 

300

What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of leer?

No lea, No lean. 

300

What are the formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of revolver?

revuelva, revuelvan

300

What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of empezar?

No empiece, No empiecen. 

300

What are the NEGATIVE formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) of ir?

No vaya, No vayan.

400

To make a command negative, you add _____ before the commands. 

"No."

400

What is the English translation of "Prepárelo"?

Prepare it. 

400

What is the English translation of "Pídalo."

Ask for it. 

400

What is the English translation of agreguelo.

add it. 

400

What is the English translation of "No este triste."

Don't be sad. 

500

To make a formal command with an -ar verb, you add -__.

-e 

500

Eat it.    Referring to "la pizza"  Use a DOP

Comala   accent on the o

500

 Try the soup.

Make this a command using a DOP for soup

Pruebe la sopa.  

Pruébela

500

Chop the onion and the tomato  (Ud.)

give the command

give the command with the DOP


Pique la cebolla y el tomate

Piquelos

500

Go to school (Uds.)

Vayan a la escuela. (el colegio)