Affirmative / Negative Tú Commands

Affirmative / Negative Affirmative / Negative Tú CommandsTú Commands

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Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommands

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsYou already know how to You already know how to

give affirmative commands to give affirmative commands to someone you address as someone you address as tútú..

You take the 3rd person form You take the 3rd person form of the verb.of the verb.

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsPasaPasa por la calle. por la calle.AprendeAprende a cocinar. a cocinar.Escribe Escribe tarjetas postales.tarjetas postales.

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsSome verbs have irregular Some verbs have irregular

affirmative affirmative tú tú commands.commands.To form many of these To form many of these

commands, take the commands, take the yoyo form form of the present tense and drop of the present tense and drop the -go:the -go:

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsPoner (Infinitive)Poner (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?PongoPongoCommand form?Command form?PonPon

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsTener (Infinitive)Tener (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?TengoTengoCommand form?Command form?TenTen

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsDecir (Infinitive)Decir (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?DigoDigoCommand form?Command form?DiDi

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsSalir (Infinitive)Salir (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?SalgoSalgoCommand form?Command form?SalSal

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsVenir (Infinitive)Venir (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?VengoVengoCommand form?Command form?VenVen

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú CommandsHacer, SerHacer, Ser, and , and IrIr have have

irregular irregular tútú command command forms that must be forms that must be memorized:memorized:

haz, sé, vehaz, sé, ve

Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands ¡¡Ve a la tienda!Ve a la tienda!Go to the store!Go to the store! ¡Di la verdad!¡Di la verdad!Tell the truth!Tell the truth!

Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommands

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

To form negative To form negative tútú commands with regular commands with regular verbs, we drop the verbs, we drop the oo of the of the present-tense present-tense yoyo form and form and add the following endings:add the following endings:

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

HABLARhablo habl es

No hables ahora

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

COMERcomo com as

No comas eso.

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

ABRIRabro abr as

No abras esa puerta.

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsNotice that -Notice that -arar verbs take verbs take

the ending -the ending -eses and that – and that –er/-er/-ir ir verbs take the ending -verbs take the ending -asas..

In stem-changing verbs the In stem-changing verbs the stem change remains.stem change remains.

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsNo enciendasNo enciendas el horno. el horno.No añadasNo añadas demasiado sal. demasiado sal.No pongasNo pongas los camarones los camarones

en la sartén todavía.en la sartén todavía.

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsVerbs ending in Verbs ending in -car-car, -, -gargar, ,

and -and -zarzar have the following have the following spelling changes in negative spelling changes in negative tútú commands in order to commands in order to maintain the original sound.maintain the original sound.

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

TOCAR

toco toqu es

No toques el piano.

-car (c…qu)

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

LLEGAR

llego llegu es

No llegues tarde.

-gar (g…gu)

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

CRUZAR

cruzo cruc es

No cruces aquí.

-zar (z…c)

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsSome verbs, such asSome verbs, such as ir ir, ,

serser, , dardar, and , and estarestar have have irregular negative tú irregular negative tú command forms.command forms.

Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

DarDarEstarEstar IrIrSerSer

No desNo estésNo vayasNo seas