Tú commands are used to give a command to someone you are familiar with. To form the affirmative tú command of regular verbs, just use the él/ella/Ud.

Presentación del tema: "Tú commands are used to give a command to someone you are familiar with. To form the affirmative tú command of regular verbs, just use the él/ella/Ud."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Tú commands are used to give a command to someone you are familiar with. To form the affirmative tú command of regular verbs, just use the él/ella/Ud. form in the present tense. Trabajar  Comer  Escribir  Trabaja Come Escribe

2 Irregular Verbs Some verbs are irregulars in the tu command form. They must be memorized. They are: pon tener  decir  salir  venir  hacer  ser  ir  poner  ten di sal ven haz sé ve Pon la cuchara en la mesa. Ven conmigo a la fiesta! Put the spoon on the table. Come to the party with me!

3 If you use a direct object pronoun with an affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the command. Josefina, hazlo ahora mismo! When a pronoun is added to a command of two or more syllables, a written accent mark is needed over the stressed vowel. Martin, ayúdame. Example: Josefina, do it now! Martin, help me.

4 Traducir 1. Eat your lunch. 2. Mix the ingredients. 3. Chop up the vegetables. 4. Set the table for dinner. 5. Add the sugar to the cream (la crema). Come tu almuerzo! Mezcla los ingredientes. Pica las verduras (los vegetales). Pon la mesa para la cena. Añade el azúcar a la crema.

5 Traducir 1. Heat the water in the pot. 2. Clean your room. 3. Study for the test. 4. Do the art project. 5. Tell me the truth! Calienta el agua en la olla. Limpia tu cuarto. Estudia para el examen. Haz el proyecto de arte. Dime la verdad!

6 Negative commands are used to tell someone what NOT to do. To form the negative tú command: 1. Take the “yo” 2. Drop the “o” 3. Add the opposite ending: -es for –ar verbs -as for –er, -ir verbs Trabajar  Comer  Escribir  No trabajes No comas No escribas

7 picar pagar empezar No piques No pagues No empieces Verbs ending in –car, -gar, or –zar have spelling changes: c changes to qu g changes to gu z changes to c. pago  empiezo  pico 

8 Some verbs have completely irregular negative tu commands. They must be memorized. They are: no des estar  ir  ser  dar  no estés no vayas no seas

9 Remember that pronouns are attached to affirmative commands. Example: Josefina, hazlo ahora mismo! With negative commands, pronouns always go right before the conjugated verb. - Pico los tomates también? - No, no los piques.

10 Traducir 1. Don’t fry the chicken in the pan. 2. Don’t put oil and vinegar in the salad. 3. Don’t go to the supermarket now. 4. Don’t turn off the stove. 5. Don’t give me the ingredients for the recipe. No frías el pollo en la sartén. No pongas el aceite ni el vinagre en la ensalada. No vayas al supermercado ahora. No apagues la estufa. No me des los ingredientes para la receta.

11 Traducir 1. Don’t beat the eggs with a fork. 2. Don’t serve dinner until 6 o’clock. 3. Don’t cook the fish in the microwave. 4. Don’t taste the food when it’s very hot. 5. Don’t be in the kitchen when the guests arrive. No batas los huevos con un tenedor. No sirvas la cena hasta las seis. No cocines el pescado en el microondas. No pruebes la comida cuando está muy caliente. No estés en la cocina cuando los huéspedes llegan.