Formal Commands and Tú Commands with Pronouns By: David Harpen.

Formal Commands and Tú Commands with Pronouns

By: David Harpen

Formal Ud. & Uds. CommandsPage 259

• You form usted commands with the yo form of verbs.

• Drop the –o and add the following endings.

• You would use commands to sound assertive or force someone to do something.

Verb Examples

Infinitive Present Tense

Commands

Usted Ustedes

Probar (ue) Yo pruebo pruebe prueben

Comer Yo como coma coman

añadir Yo añado

añada añadan

*SPARKNOTES

• When using formal usted/ustedes commands:

• If the verbs end in –ar then it the end changes to –e or –en.

• If the verb ends –ir or –er then the verb changes to –a or –an.

• A lil’ something they don’t teach you in the book.

Irregular Ud./Uds. Commands

• For the irregular ud./uds. Commands there really aren’t any cool short cuts or anything to help you out.

• The only thing you can do is memorize them.

Usted: Dé: Esté: Vaya: Sepa: Sea:

Dar: Estar: Ir: Saber: Ser

Uds. Den: Estén: Vayan: Sepan: Sean:

-Car, -Gar, and –Zar Verbs

• Verbs ending in –car, -gar, and –zar have a spelling change in the command form.

• -Car verbs end in –que or –quen, -Gar verbs end in –gue or –guen, and –Zar verbs end in –ce or –cen.

Buscar Busque

Pagar Pague

Empezar Empiece

Practice

_______ cerca de la bibloteca.

(caminar) (usted form)

________ el libro.

(leer) (ustedes)

________ el maestro.***

(Decir) (usted)

Camine

Lean

Diga

More Practice

• _______ tu tarea.

• (empezar) (usted)

• _______ el instrumento.

• (tocar) (ud.)

• _______ la escula ahora.

• (Ir) (uds.)

Empiece

Toque

Vayan

Affirmative and Negative Commands Pg. 264

• In affirmative commands, you attach the object pronouns to the end of the verb.

• Give me the ball.

• Déme la pelota.

• Touch them.

• Tócalos.

Tambíen

• Also when using affirmative commands of two syllables or more, the stressed vowel carries an accent.

• Its almost always going to be the second to last stressed syllable in the verb.

Cook me some food.

Cocíneme alguna comida.

Negative Commands

• These are a lot easier than affirmative.• When using the negative command, you

are telling someone not to do something.• Steps:• 1. Put “No” down first• 2. Then place the object directly after it• 3. Last you place the verb • 4. The rest of the sentence.

Examples

• No me toque.

• Don’t touch me.

• No le salga.

• Don’t leave him.

Practice• Bring me a towel.

• _______

• Cut her steak.

• _______

• Don’t eat the food.

• _________

• Don’t play the videogame

• __________

Traígame.

Córtele.

No la coma.

No lo juegue

Affirmative Tú Commands

• Affirmative command tú commands are the same as the usted/el/ella form of the verb in the present tense.

Present Tense

He cooks the food and cleans the house.

El cocina la comida y limpia la casa.

Affirmative Tú Command

Cook the food and clean the house.

Cocina la comida y limpia la casa.

Tambíen

• You can also attach pronouns to affirmative commands.

• When you attach the pronouns to verbs with two or more syllables, add an Accent to show stress.

Irregulars

• Hacer >>>>>>>>> Haz• Ir>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ve• Ser>>>>>>>>>>>Se (accent over the e)• Decir>>>>>>>>>>Di• Pongo>>>>>>>>>Pon• Salgo>>>>>>>>>Sal• Tener>>>>>>>>>Ten• Venir>>>>>>>>>>Vengo

Practice• ______ tu cama.

• (To make)

• ______ cerca de la escuela ahora.

• (To come)

• ______ mi casa.

• (To leave)

• ______ la mesa.

• (To set)

Haz

Ven

Sal

Pon

Works Cited

• I got all information from the McDougal Little “Avancemos Dos” book.

• http://pwnwear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Owen-Starsky-Hutch-Signature-Do-It.jpg

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• Also additional information on this cite includes:

• http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080912122521AAPZEU4