Copyright © 2008 Vista Higher Learning. All rights reserved.2.1-1 The negative tú commands are formed by dropping the final - o of the yo form of the present.

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The negative tú commands are formed by dropping the final -o of the yo form of the present tense.

For -ar verbs, add

-es. For -er and -ir verbs, add -as.

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Héctor, no pares el auto aquí.

Hector don’t stop the care here

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No prendas la computadora todavía.

Don’t turn on the computer yet.

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Verbs with irregular yo forms maintain the same irregularity in their negative tú commands.

Los verbos incluyen: conducir, conocer, decir, hacer, ofrecer, oír, poner, salir, tener, traducir, traer, venir, and ver.

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No pongas el cederrón en la computadora.

Don’t put the CD-ROM in the computer.

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Note also that stem-changing verbs keep their stem changes in negative tú commands.

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No pierdas tu celular.

Don’t loose your cellphone.

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Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the negative tú commands.

Sacar que

Apagar gue

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Sacar que No Saques

Apagar gue No Apagues

Almorzar ce No almuerces

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The following verbs have irregular negative tú commands.

Irregular Negative tú Commands

Dar No des

Estar No estés

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¡Atención! In affirmative commands, reflexive and direct object pronouns are always attached to the end of the verb. In negative commands, these pronouns always precede the verb.

Bórralos.

–No los borres.

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When a pronoun is attached to an affirmative command that has two or more syllables, an accent mark is added to maintain the original stress:

borra → bórralos

prende → préndela

imprime → imprímelo

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Indica los mandatos familiares negativos de estos verbos.

1.Correr No _____ más rápido.

2.llenar No _____ el tanque.

3.salir No _____ ahora.

4.descargar No __________ ese

documento

corras

llenes

salgas

descargues