Los Mandatos We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things. In Spanish, commands have different forms to distinguish between formal (usted/ustedes) and informal address. Formal commands use subjunctive forms, with the implied meaning that the speaker is trying to influence the listener to do something.
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We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things. In Spanish, commands have different forms to distinguish between formal (usted/ustedes)
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Los Mandatos
We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things.
In Spanish, commands have different forms to distinguish between formal (usted/ustedes) and informal address.
Formal commands use subjunctive forms, with the implied meaning that the speaker is trying to influence the listener to do something.
La formación de los Mandatos Formales
La formación de los Mandatos Formales
“Yo form, drop the O, flip flop!” Just like the subjunctive
Some verbs have irregular 1st person singular forms in the present tense.
Tú ¡No compres! ¡No saques la basura! ¡No barras el piso! No sigas derecho No prendas el carro. No corras con tijeras No almuerces No comiences ¡No pares!
The irregular tú commands
Vin Diesel has ten weapons!
Ven – venir “Ven acá”
Di – decir “Di la verdad”
Sal – salir “Sal de mi casa”
Haz – hacer “Haz tu tarea”
Ten - tener “Ten cuidado”
Ve – ir “Ve a clase”
Pon – poner “Pon la mesa”
Sé – ser “Sé mi amigo”
Dar
Ir
Ser
Haber
Estar
Saber
dé, den
vaya, vayan
sea, sean
esté, estén
sepa, sepan
There are six irregular verbs in the command form. (DISHES)
Irregulares
X (only for subjunctive)
What about pronouns?
“Negative beginning but positive ending”
Positive commands – the pronoun(s) are attached to the END (mandatory)
¡Dímelo! Hazla ahora.Sígueme.Encuéntralo.
What about pronouns?
“Negative beginning but positive ending”
For ALL commands (informal and formal), the rules are:
Negative commands – the pronoun(s) go in the beginning (before the verb)
¡No lo comas! ¡No me digas!
A final review
Formal commands
1. Are used with people that you respect or more than one person.
2. Use the subjunctive.3. DISHES are the
irregulars.4. Pronouns are
attached on positive commands.
5. Pronouns go before the verb on negative commands.
Informal (tú) commands
1. Are used with only one person that you are familiar with.2. Use él/ella form of verb on
positive commands and the subjunctive tú on the negative commands.
3. DISHES are the irregulars for the negative commands.
4. Vin Diesel has ten weapons gives you the irregulars for positive commands.
5. Pronouns are attached on positive commands.
6. Pronouns go before the verb on negative commands.