Avancemos 2 5.1 - Negative tú commands. When Are Negative Commands Used? Negative Commands are used when you tell a person to not do an action. For Example:

Avancemos 25.1 - Negative tú commands

When Are Negative Commands Used?

Negative Commands are used when you tell a person to not do an action.

For Example: If you tell someone NOT to do somethingthen in Spanish the negative command would be used.

If you want to make a tú command negative (don’t…), you have to change the verb completely. You should follow a 3 step process:

How to form a negative tú command

1) Go to the yo form of the verb.

2) Drop the “o” (you are now left with the stem)

3) Add the opposite tú ending. (For “ar” verbs add –es. For “er/ir” verbs add –as).

4) ***DON’T FORGET TO ADD THE ‘NO’ IN FRONT OF THE VERB!

How to form a negative tú command

However…if a verb is irregular in the “yo” form, it will also be irregular in the negative tú command.Examples:(go verbs)Poner yo pongo ( I put) No pongas (don’t put) Salir yo salgo ( I leave) No salgas (don’t leave)Traer yo traigo ( I bring) No traigas (don’t bring)

(stem changers)Probar yo pruebo ( I taste) No pruebes ( don’t taste)Pedir yo pido ( I order) No pidas (don’t order)Dormir yo duermo ( I sleep) No duermas (don’t sleep)

Práctica:① Don’t come !

② Don’t boil the water !

③ Don’t leave !

④ Don’t mix the garlic !

⑤ Don’t add oil !

⑥ Don’t make the cake !

¡ No vengas !

¡ No hiervas el agua !

¡ No salgas !

¡ No mezcles el ajo !

¡ No añadas aceite !

¡ No hagas el pastel !

S ser

I ir

D dar

E estar

S saber

¡ No seas !

¡ No vayas !

¡ No des !

¡ No estés !

¡ No sepas !

Irregular negative tú commands

The following verbs are IRREGULAR (they form the acronym SIDES)

Práctica1. Don’t go !

2. Don’t be angry !

3. Don’t give !

4. Don’t be nice !

¡ No vayas !

¡ No estés enojado !

¡ No des !

¡ No seas amable !

Más Práctica…1. Don’t eat the onions!2. Don’t beat the mustard and

the salt!3. Don’t do the homework!4. Don’t give me the

mayonnaise!5. Don’t go to class!6. Don’t put the strawberries

here!7. Don’t make the cake!8. Don’t be afraid!9. Don’t boil the potatoes!

1. No comas las cebollas.2. No batas la mostaza y la

sal.3. No hagas la tarea.4. No me des la mayonesa.5. No vayas a clase.6. No pongas las fresas aquí7. No hagas el pastel.8. No tengas miedo.9. No hiervas las patatas.

Pronouns with negative tú commands

As you know, when using object pronouns (me, te, lo, la, los, las etc.) with positive commands, you must attach them to the end.

With negative commands, the object pronouns go BEFORE the command (between the “NO” and the command).

Pronouns with negative tú commands

Ejemplos: Don’t boil it. No lo hiervas. Don’t do it. No lo hagas. Don’t take them out. No los saques.

Pronouns with negative tú commands

1. Don’t touch them (masc)

2. Don’t add it (fem)

3. Don’t tell me.

1. No los toques.

2. No la añadas

3. No me digas

GOOD NEWS!! - You will not need to worry about accents with negative commands because you are not changing the original stress of the word (the pronunciation)! Woohoo!