Tú Commands (Los mandatos de la forma tú) Dame la linterna, por favor.
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Tú commands in Spanish
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Tú Commands(Los mandatos de la forma tú)
Dame la linterna, por
favor.
Think like él.
For regular affirmative commands . . .
The regular affirmative tú command has the same form as the él form of the verb in the present indicative.
Tú Commands
Él habla. ¡Habla tú!
Él come. ¡Come tú!
Él escribe. ¡Escribe tú!
For regular affirmative commands . . .
Tú Commands
He speaks.
Speak!
He eats. Eat!
He writes. Write!
Revert to the subjunctive.
The negative tú command has the same form as the tú form of the verb in the present subjunctive.
For regular negative commands . . .
Tú Commands
¡Habla! ¡No hables!
¡Come! ¡No comas!
¡Escribe! ¡No escribas!
Affirmative Negative
For regular negative commands . . .
Tú Commands
Speak! Don’t speak!
Eat! Don’t eat!
Write! Don’t write!
Tú Commands
NegativeInfinitive
comprar
escribircomer
pensardormirpedir
(Subjunctive)Affirmative
traer
compra
escribecome
piensaduermepidetrae
no compres
no escribasno comas
no piensesno duermasno pidasno traigas
(compres)
(escribas)(comas)
(pienses)(duermas)(pidas)(traigas)
In Capítulo 11 you learned that formal commands used the forms of the subjunctive. The informal (tú) commands, by contrast, use the subjunctive only in their negative forms. Notice the following chart.
Tú CommandsRemember . . .
Regular affirmative tú commands have the same form as the third-person singular of the present indicative.
Recicla los platos de papel. Recycle the paper plates.Protege nuestros bosques. Protect our forests.
Negative tú commands use the subjunctive.
No cortes los árboles pequeños. Don’t cut down the small trees.
No cierres la fábrica todavía. Don’t close the factory yet.
Irregularities in the subjunctive will also appear in the negative tú commands.
No conduzcas tan rápido. Don’t drive so fast.No te vayas. Don’t leave.
T
Verbs with irregular affirmative forms
D
V
S
V
HIPS
ener
ecir
enir
alir
aler
acerronerer
ten
di
ven
sal
val
hazveponsé
no tengas
no digas
no vengas
no salgas
no valgas
no hagasno vayasno pongasno seas
When listed in the following order, the initial letters of each verb provide the acronym TVVDSHIPS, a useful memory device.
Verb Affirmative command Negative command
Ten confianza.
Di la verdad.
Ven a mi oficina.
Sal inmediatamente.
Val algo.
Haz la inspección.Ve a la reunión.Pon el libro en la mesa.Sé amable con todos.
No tengas miedo.
No digas tonterías.
No vengas tarde.
No salgas sin mí.
No te valgas del dinero.
No me hagas enojar.No te vayas.No pongas esa cara.No seas grosero.
Verbs with irregular affirmative formsSome sample sentences using irregular forms:
Object pronouns with tú commandsAs with the formal commands, attach pronouns to the end of affirmative commands and place them in front of the negative command. Remember to place an accent on the next-to-last syllable of the verb in the affirmative command form.
Recíclala mañana.Recycle it tomorrow.
No le pongas la multa a la estudiante.Don’t give the fine to the student.
Object pronouns with tú commandsThe irregular affirmative command forms (except for sé) do not take a written accent unless more than one pronoun is added to the end of the verb.
Dime, ¿adónde vas?Tell me, where are you going?
¿Sabes su teléfono? Dímelo, por favor.Do you know his telephone number? Tell it to me, please.
¿La mesa? Sí, ponla por favor.The table? Yes, set it, please.
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