Rules to Form Commands
The very first step of making a formal command is to take which form of the verb first?
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.
What does the relative pronoun 'que' most often mean?
that, which, who
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
Cierto o Falso:
The relative pronoun is never omitted in Spanish, even though we do this in English.
cierto
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.
Cierto o Falso:
The relative pronoun 'que' must change in gender to match the person or thing it's describing.
falso
To make a formal command with an -ar verb, you add -__ or -___.
-e or -en
What is the English translation of "Prepárelo"?
Prepare it.
What is the English translation of "Pídalo."
Ask for it / Order it
What is the English translation of páguelo.
Pay it.
What is the English translation of "Sépalo."
Know it.
El libro que Mateo tiene es interesante.
What does the 'que' refer to here?
libro
Are there accents in the command endings only of -car/-gar/-zar verbs like there are in the preterite form?
No!
Open the book (All of you) (abrir)
How do you turn this into a formal command with a direct object pronoun in Spanish?
ábranlo.
Try the soup.(probar)
How do you turn this into a formal command with a direct object pronoun in Spanish?
Pruebe la sopa.
With the object: Pruébela
Don't chew (masticar) the gum (el chicle).
How do you turn this into a formal command with a direct object pronoun in Spanish?
No lo mastique. (No mastique el chicle)
el chicle - gum
*Remember that objects come BEFORE the verb when they are negative commands.
Give the paper to me.
How do you turn this into a formal command (Usted) with a direct object pronoun in Spanish?
Démelo.
The man I saw is the boss.
El hombre que ví es el jefe.