Regular affirmative tú commands

Regular affirmative tú commands

The regular affirmative tú commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the third person singular in the present tense.

comer ¡Come!

eatvivir

mirardormir

volar

¡Mira!

¡Vive!¡Vuela!¡Duerme

! look

live fly sleep

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Place the object pronouns and reflexive pronouns after affirmative commands:

comerlos cómelos eat them

leerlo

mirarnos

dormirse

hablarle

míranos

léelo

háblale

duérmete

look at us

read it

speak to himfall asleep

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Now form the affirmative tú commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately.

hablar

habla

speak

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comer

¡Come!

Eat!

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terminarlos

¡Termínalos!

Finish them!

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beber

¡Bebe!

Drink!

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despertarse

¡Despiértate!

Wake up!

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escribirla

¡Escríbela!

Write it!

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mirarlas

¡Míralas!

Look at them!

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terminarlos

¡Termínalos!

Finish them!

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bañarse

¡Báñate!

Bathe yourself!

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comprarla

¡Cómprala!

Buy them!

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afeitarse

¡Aféitate!

Shave!

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montarla

¡Móntala!

Ride it!

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nadar

¡Nada!

Swim!

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cantarla

¡Cántala!

Sing it!

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volver

¡Vuelve!

Return!

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leerlos

¡Léelos!

Read them!

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pensar

¡Piensa!

Think!

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creerme

¡Créeme!

Believe me!

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tomarlo

¡Tómalo!

Take it!

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cruzarla

¡Crúzala!

Cross it!

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acostarse

¡Acuéstate!

Go to bed!

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Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish. Remember that object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmative commands.

Speak!

¡Habla!

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Finish them (m)!

¡Termínalos!

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Eat

¡Come!

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Read!

¡Lee!

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Walk!

¡Camina!

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Shower!

¡Dúchate!

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Think!

¡Piensa!

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Live!

¡Vive!

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Sing to us!

¡Cántanos!

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Wash your hair!

¡Lávate la cabeza!

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Take a picture!

¡Saca una foto!

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Ride the bicycle!

¡Monta la bicicleta!

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Read to them (fem.)!

¡Léeles!

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Study!

¡Estudia!

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Wash it (fem, sing.)!

¡Lávala!

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Listen to me!

¡Escúchame!

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Return the pants!

¡Devuelve los pantalones!

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Irregular affirmative tú commands

There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize:

decir di tell, sayhacer

poner

irhazve

pon

do, makego

put

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Irregular affirmative tú commands

There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize:

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salir sal leaveser

venir

tenerséten

ven

behave

come

Irregular affirmative tú commands

The direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns and reflexive pronouns must be placed after the affirmative commands

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Tell us the truth!

¡ Dinos la verdad!

Put on the hat! ¡ Ponte la gorra!

Do it now! ¡ Hazlo ahora!

Give the affirmative tú command for the infinitives:

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ser

¡Sé!

Be!

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ir

¡Ve!

Go!

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hacer

¡Haz!

Do!, Make!

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poner

¡Pon!

Put!

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salir

¡Sal!

Leave!

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venir

¡Ven!

Come!

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tener

¡Ten!

Have!

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decir

¡Di!

Say!, Tell!

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Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish. Remember that object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmative commands.

Be!

¡Sé!

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Have!

¡Ten!

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Put it on (m.)!

¡Ponlo!

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Do them (f.)!

¡Hazlas!

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Come

¡Ven!

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Have

¡Ten!

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Go

¡Ve!

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Tell me!

¡Dime!

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Leave!

¡Sal!

¡Vete!

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Put it (f.)!

¡Ponla!

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Be

¡Sé!

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Put

¡Pon!

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Go!

¡Ve!

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Regular Negative tú Commands*When you tell someone what NOT to do, use a Negative Tú Command.

*Negative Tú Commands are formed by taking the YO form of the present tense dropping –o, and adding the appropriate ending.

*Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command.

Hablo -ES for –AR verbs

Vuelvo - AS for –ER and –IR verbs

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Negative tú Commands

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no decir no digas

Negative tú Commands

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no cantar no cantes

Negative tú CommandsRemember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. Notice what you have to do with the reflexive pronoun:

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no afeitarse

no se afeiteste

Negative tú Commands

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no bañarse no se bañeste

hacerlos

¡No los hagas!

Don’t do them!

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cantar

¡No cantes!

Don’t sing!

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bailar

¡No bailes!

Don’t dance!

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bañarse

¡No te bañes!

Don’t bathe!

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hablar

¡No hables!

Don’t talk!

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dormirse

¡No te duermas!

Don’t fall asleep!

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tener

¡No tengas!

Don’t have!

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perderlo

¡No lo pierdas!

Don’t lose it!

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salir

¡No salgas!

Don’t leave!

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cantarla

¡No la cantes!

Don’t sing it!

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mandarnos

¡No nos mandes!

Don’t send us!

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escribir

¡No escribas!

Don’t write!

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mirarme

¡No me mires!

Don’t write to me!

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ponerse la ropa

¡No te pongas la ropa!

Don’t put on your clothes!

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cantarles

¡No les cantes!

Don’t sing to them!

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Irregular Negative tú Commands

A few verbs have Irregular Negative Tú Commands.

You need to memorize them! There are only 4!

Now form the negative Tú. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by apronoun you need to place it appropriately.

irse

no te vayas

don’t go

estar

¡No estés!

Don’t be!

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dar

¡No des!

Don’t give!

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ir

¡No vayas!

Don’t go!

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ser

¡No seas!

Don’t be!

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irse

¡No te vayas!

Don’t go away!

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