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AffirmativeAffirmative Tú Tú CommandsCommands

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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.

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

PasaPasa por la aduana. por la aduana.AprendeAprende a regatear. a regatear.Escribe Escribe tarjetas postales.tarjetas postales.

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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:

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8 irregular8 irregular Affirmative Tú Commands Affirmative Tú Commands

Hacer – hazHacer – haz Ir – veIr – ve Poner – ponPoner – pon Venir – venVenir – ven Salir - salSalir - sal Ser - séSer - sé Tener - tenTener - ten Decir - diDecir - di

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Poner (Infinitive)Poner (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?PongoPongoCommand form?Command form?PonPon

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Tener (Infinitive)Tener (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?TengoTengoCommand form?Command form?TenTen

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Decir (Infinitive)Decir (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?DigoDigoCommand form?Command form?DiDi

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Salir (Infinitive)Salir (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?SalgoSalgoCommand form?Command form?SalSal

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Venir (Infinitive)Venir (Infinitive)Yo form?Yo form?VengoVengoCommand form?Command form?VenVen

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Hacer, 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

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

¿Cómo se va a la ¿Cómo se va a la carretera?carretera?

Sal de aquí y sigue Sal de aquí y sigue derecho hasta el tercer derecho hasta el tercer semáforo.semáforo.

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Remember that pronouns Remember that pronouns can be attached to can be attached to commands.commands.

You will also need an You will also need an accent in most cases.accent in most cases.

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

Josefina, ¡hazJosefina, ¡hazlolo ahora ahora mismo!mismo!

Martin, ayMartin, ayúúdadameme..

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

DimeDime la verdad siempre la verdad siempreExplícaleExplícale a tu padre por a tu padre por

qué llegaste tarde.qué llegaste tarde.

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Affirmative Tú CommandsAffirmative Tú Commands

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommands

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommandsTo 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:

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

HABLARhablo habl es

No hables ahora

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

COMERcomo com as

No comas eso.

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

ABRIRabro abr as

No abras esa puerta.

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommandsThe same rule applies to The same rule applies to

verbs whose present verbs whose present tense tense yoyo form ends in – form ends in –go, go, -zco, -yo-zco, -yo, and –, and –jojo..

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommandsSALIRSALIRNo No salgassalgas si estás si estás

enferma.enferma.

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommandsOFRECEROFRECERNo les No les ofrezcasofrezcas comida comida

basura a tus amigos.basura a tus amigos.

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommandsESCOGERESCOGERNo No escojasescojas comida con comida con

mucha grasa.mucha grasa.

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

the ending -the ending -eses and that - and that -er er verbs take the ending -verbs take the ending -asas..

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

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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.

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Negative Tú Negative Tú CommandsCommandsVerbs 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.

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

TOCAR

toco toqu es

No toques el piano.

-car (c…qu)

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

LLEGAR

llego llegu es

No llegues tarde.

-gar (g…gu)

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands

CRUZAR

cruzo cruc es

No cruces aquí.

-zar (z…c)

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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.

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsDarDarEstarEstar IrIrSerSer

No desNo desNo estésNo estésNo vayasNo vayasNo seasNo seas

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsRemember that pronouns Remember that pronouns

are attached to are attached to affirmative affirmative commands.commands.

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands If the pronoun is added to a If the pronoun is added to a

command form that has two command form that has two or more syllables, write an or more syllables, write an accent mark on the syllable accent mark on the syllable stressed in the present stressed in the present tense.tense.

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands¿Pico las cebollas?¿Pico las cebollas?Sí, pícaSí, pícalaslas..

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú CommandsWith negative commands, With negative commands,

pronouns always go right pronouns always go right beforebefore the verb. the verb.

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Negative Tú CommandsNegative Tú Commands¿Pico los tomates ¿Pico los tomates

también?también?No, no No, no loslos piques. piques.

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Pratica los mandatos afirmativo y Pratica los mandatos afirmativo y negative con túnegative con tú

hablar hablar habla / no hables

escribir escribir escribe / no escribas

comer comer come / no comas hacer hacer haz / no hagas

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