Affirmative/Negative Tú Affirmative/Negative Tú CommandsCommands

RulesRules• When you tell friends, family,

or young people to do something, you use an affirmative tú command.

• To give the commands, you use the (3rd) él, ella, Ud. present tense form of the infinitive.

• Hablar → Habla• Escribir → Escribe • Correr → Corre

• Some verbs have irregular tú commands.

• To form many of these commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the –go

Infinitive Yo form Command form

Poner

Tener

Decir

Salir

Venir

Pongo

Tengo

Digo

Salgo

Vengo

Pon

Ten

Di

Sal

Ven

•Hacer, ser, and ir have Hacer, ser, and ir have irregular tú command irregular tú command forms that must be forms that must be memorizedmemorized

• hacer → haz

• ser → sé

• ir → ve

Ven-Di-Sal-Haz-Ten-Ve-Pon-SéVen-Di-Sal-Haz-Ten-Ve-Pon-Sé

• Pronouns and Affirmative Commands

• When a pronoun is added to a command of two or more syllables, a written accent mark is needed over second to last vowel

• If you use a indirect/direct object or reflexive pronoun with an affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the end. – Ej: Dime (tell me)

• Ayúdame• Háblame• Despiértate • Levántate

• Práctica con los mandatos afirmativos

1. Comer 2. Estudiar3. Escribir4. Ir5. Ver6. Ser7. Dormir8. Pensar

9. Volver

10.Levantarse

11.Despertarse

12.Acostarse

1. Come

2. Estudia

3. Escribe

4. Ve

5. Ve

6. Sé

7. Duerme

8. Piensa

9. Vuelve

10.Levántate

11.Despiértate

12.Acuéstate

• Polite commands • The expression favor de followed by an infinitive is used to give polite commands.– Favor de venir aquí

(acá).– Favor de no hablar.– Favor de volver

pronto.

• Whenever a pronoun (d.o.p., i.o.p. or reflexive pronoun) is used with the infinitive, the pronoun is attached to the end of the infinitive.

• Favor de ayudarme.• Favor de traerme el

menú.• Favor de darme el

libro.• Favor de levantarte

(to a friend).• Favor de levantarse

(to an adult or group of friends).

• Negative Tú Commands

• Rules to form

• To tell someone what NOT to do use a negative command

1. Put verb in the present tense yo form

2. Drop the –o

3. Add –es for –ar verbs or –as for –er/-ir verbs

4. Put a no in the front• The endings are

opposite

• Ejemplos • Hablar – To talk/speak

1. Hablo

2. Habl-

3. Hables

4. No hables (Do not speak)

• Decir– To tell/say

1.Digo

2.Dig-

3.Digas

4.No digas (Do not tell)

• Irregulars • Dar No des• Estar No estés• Ir No vayas• Ser No seas

• Pronouns and Negative Commands

• With negative commands, the direct/object or reflexive pronoun always go right before the verb. – No me digas – No te sientes

• Práctica con los mandatos negativos

1. Comer 2. Estudiar3. Escribir4. Ir5. Ver6. Ser7. Dormir8. Pensar

9. Volver

10.Levantarse

11.Despertarse

12.Acostarse

1. No comas

2. No estudies

3. No escribas

4. No vayas

5. No veas

6. No seas

7. No duermas

8. No pienses

9. No vuelvas

10.No te levantes

11.No te despiertes

12.No te acuestes