Affirmative tú commands
What form of the verb do you use to form an affirmative tú command?
The usted/él/ella form of the verb (3rd person singular)
DAILY DOUBLE
How do you form negative tú commands?
Conjugate the verb in the YO form.
Drop the O
Swap the tú endings. (Use opposite tú endings...AR verbs use ES and ER/IR verbs use AS.)
I'm singing (cantar) in the present progressive
estoy cantando
Preterite
yo/hablar
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
yo hablé
Preterite
yo/vivir
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
yo viví
¡Habla español!
How do you say, "Don't speak Spanish!"
¡No hables español!
"I'm eating" (in present progressive)
Estoy comiendo.
Preterite
tú/tocar
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
tocaste
Preterite
tú/beber
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
tú bebiste
How do you say "Drink water!"? (Use beber)
¡Bebe agua!
How do you say, "Don't drink water!"? (Use beber)
¡No bebas agua!
What is the process/what do you use to form the present progressive?
Use two verbs: estar and the "ing" verb. Use a form of estar (depending on WHO is doing the action) and the -ando/-iendo form of the "ing" verb
Preterite
usted/jugar
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
jugó
Preterite
Alejandro/salir
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
Alejandro salió
How many irregular affirmative tú commands are there?
There are 8.
How do you say, "Don't do the homework!" (hacer la tarea)
¡No hagas la tarea!
Conjugate the verb estar in all forms
yo, tú, usted/él/ella, nosotros, vosotros, ustedes/ellos/ellas
estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están
Preterite
Amanda y yo / practicar
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
practicamos
Preterite
Marta y yo / comer
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
Marta y yo comimos
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the 8 irregular commands?
Do you remember Vin Diesel? ;)
Ven Di Sal Haz Ten Ve Pon Sé
How do you say, "Don't leave!" (Use salir)
¡No salgas!
What are the two irregular situations in the present participle/gerund (-ing word)?
NO GO on three vowels in a row I-Y (example leer-leiendo has to change to leyendo)
and
-ir boot verbs/stem-changers have a stem change of o-u or e-i (dormiendo is DURMIENDO and serviendo is SIRVIENDO).
Preterite
Mis amigos/trabajar
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
mis amigos trabajaron
Preterite
Ustedes/vivir
(If there is an accent mark, please say so.)
ustedes vivieron