Informal Commands with Pronouns Positive informal commands: – if it is one syllable, attach it to the end Ponlo (put it)-->doesn’t get an accent because.

Informal Commands with Pronouns

• Positive informal commands:– if it is one syllable, attach it to the end

•Ponlo (put it)-->doesn’t get an accent because “pon” is one syllable

– if it is more than one syllable, add an accent to the second to last vowel•Mézclalo (mix it)-->accent goes on the

second to last vowel

• Negative informal commands:– place it between no and the verb

• No lo bebas (don’t drink it)

Ángeles y Diablos• Write a list of 5 commands on your own. If you are

an ángel, your commands should be something good; if you are a diablo, they should be something bad. (But all should be positive commands)

• Ángel gives a command, Diablo says NOT to do it– (Sé bueno/a; No seas bueno/a)• Diablo gives a command, Ángel says NOT to do it– (Sé malo/a; No seas malo/a)

• Go through your whole list

Positive and Negative Informal Commands (tú

commands)WALK!

EAT!

SLEEP!

DON’T WALK!

DON’T SLEEP!

DON’T EAT!

Positive commands:•used when we want to tell a friend or

someone we know well to do something

•¡Come! – EAT!•¡Camina!- WALK!•¡Duerme!- SLEEP!

What looks familiar about these endings?

•1) Go to the tú form of the verb•2) Chop the ‘s’

•(This is the same as the Ud./él/ella form of the verb)

STATEMENT COMMAND

(tú) caminas ¡Camina! Walk!

(tú) comes ¡Come! Eat!

(tú) duermes ¡Duerme! Sleep!

To form positive commands:

Let’s work on positive commands…•Open the window!…

– Verb: abrir•Put it in the tú form = tú abres•Chop the –s = abre

¡Abre la ventana!

•Speak now!...- Verb: hablar

- Put hablar in the tú form= hablas- Chop the –s = habla

¡Habla ahora!

Let’s work on positive commands…

•Drink water!...- Verb: beber

- Put beber in the tú form= bebes- Chop the –s = bebe

¡Bebe agua!

Let’s work on positive commands…

Irregulars: (these don’t follow the steps)

•ser--> sé (be)•ir--> ve (go)•poner--> pon (put)•hacer--> haz (do, make)•salir--> sal (go out, leave)•decir-->di (say, tell)•tener--> ten (have)•venir--> ven (come)

Here are a couple ways to remember the irregulars:

•DI-VE HAZ SÉ-VEN-TEN PONies in her SALon. (Dive has seventeen ponies in her salon.)

•VEN DI-SAL HAZ TEN VE PON-SÉ (Ven Diesel has ten weapons.)

•used when we want to tell a friend or someone we know well NOT to do something

¡No fumes! Don’t smoke!

¡No corras! Don’t run!

¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!

What happens to the endings?

Negative commands:

• 1) Go to the yo form of the verb• 2) Chop the ‘o’• 3) If it’s an AR verb, add ‘es,’ if it’s an ER or IR verb,

add ‘as’• (Don’t forget to put ‘no’ in front of the verb)

STATEMENT COMMAND

(tú) fumas ¡No fumes! Don’t smoke!

(tú) corres ¡No corras! Don’t run!

(tú) duermes ¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!

To form negative commands:

•Don’t buy pizza!...- Verb: comprar

- Put comprar in the yo form= compro- Chop the -o= compr- Switch the ending=compres

¡No compres la pizza!

Let’s work on negative commands…

•Don’t open the door!...- Verb: abrir

- Put abrir in the yo form= abro- Chop the -o=abr- Switch the ending=abras

¡No abras la puerta!

Let’s work on negative commands…

•Don’t drink soda!...- Verb: beber

- Put beber in the yo form= bebo- Chop the -o=beb- Switch the ending=bebas

¡No bebas los refrescos!

Let’s work on negative commands…

Irregulars: (these don’t follow the steps)

•ser--> no seas (don’t be)•ir--> no vayas (don’t go)•dar--> no des (don’t give)•estar--> no estés (don’t be)•saber--> no sepas (don’t know)

Eat more fruit!

¡Come más frutas!

Sleep 8 hours!

¡Duerme ocho horas!

Te toca a ti…

Don’t run in the house!

¡No corras en casa!

Don’t open the book!

¡No abras el libro!

Te toca a ti…