Los Mandatos We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things. In Spanish, commands have different forms to distinguish between formal.

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1 Los Mandatos We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things. In Spanish, commands have different forms to distinguish between formal (usted/ustedes) and informal address. Formal commands use subjunctive forms, with the implied meaning that the speaker is trying to influence the listener to do something.

2 La formación de los Mandatos Formales

3 La formación de los Mandatos Formales
“Yo form, drop the O, flip flop!” Just like the subjunctive

4 Some verbs have irregular 1st person singular forms in the present tense.
This change is carried over to the commands. Ud. U ds. ponga pongan traiga traigan venga vengan haga hagan diga digan tenga tengan oiga oigan Present Tense pongo traigo vengo hago digo tengo oigo

5 Others need to be changed for spelling reasons: -car/-gar/-zar
Ud. Uds. toque toquen saque saquen busque busquen juegue jueguen llegue lleguen pague paguen almuerce almuercen comience comiencen abrace abracen Present Tense toco saco busco juego llego pago almuerzo comienzo abrazo

6 Irregulares No des No vayas No seas X (only for subjunctive) No estés
4/25/2017 Irregulares There are six irregular verbs in the command form. (DISHES) No des Dar  Ir  Ser  Haber  Estar  Saber  No vayas No seas X (only for subjunctive) No estés No sepas

7 Stem-changing verbs and must continue to be so…
Stem-changing verbs and must continue to be so…. (e,-ie), (o,-ue), (e,-i) Present Tense pienso enciendo recomiendo me divierto duermo me acuesto pido sigo me visto Usted Commands piense encienda recomiende diviértase duerma acuéstese pida siga vístase Ustedes Commands piensen enciendan recomienden diviértanse duerman acuéstense pidan sigan vístanse

8 Negative Commands No llegue tarde.
4/25/2017 Negative Commands Negative commands are formed by placing no in front of the command form. No llegue tarde. Don’t arrive late. No dén propinas a todos los empleados. Don’t give tips to all of the employees.

9 Informal (TÚ) commands
You use these commands with people you are familiar with. NOTE: These are used with only ONE person.

10 How to form the TÚ command
The informal command is formed with the third person singular: como comemos comes coméis come comen

11 Let’s look at the following commands:
¡Compra! ¡Saca la basura! ¡Barre el piso! Sigue derecho Dobla a la derecha Cruza la calle Almuerza Comienza ¡Para! Present Tense comprar sacar barrer seguir doblar cruzar almorzar comenzar parar

12 Negative tú commands are different – ¡Yo form, drop the O, flip flop!
¡No compres! ¡No saques la basura! ¡No barras el piso! No sigas derecho No prendas el carro. No corras con tijeras No almuerces No comiences ¡No pares! Present Tense comprar sacar barrer seguir prender correr almorzar comenzar parar

13 The irregular tú commands
Vin Diesel has ten weapons! Ven – venir “Ven acá” Di – decir “Di la verdad” Sal – salir “Sal de mi casa” Haz – hacer “Haz tu tarea” Ten - tener “Ten cuidado” Ve – ir “Ve a clase” Pon – poner “Pon la mesa” Sé – ser “Sé mi amigo”

14 Irregulares dé, den vaya, vayan sea, sean X (only for subjunctive)
4/25/2017 Irregulares There are six irregular verbs in the command form. (DISHES) dé, den Dar  Ir  Ser  Haber  Estar  Saber  vaya, vayan sea, sean X (only for subjunctive) esté, estén sepa, sepan

15 What about pronouns? “Negative beginning but positive ending”
Positive commands – the pronoun(s) are attached to the END (mandatory) ¡Dímelo! Hazla ahora. Sígueme. Encuéntralo.

16 What about pronouns? “Negative beginning but positive ending”
For ALL commands (informal and formal), the rules are: Negative commands – the pronoun(s) go in the beginning (before the verb) ¡No lo comas! ¡No me digas!

17 A final review Formal commands
Are used with people that you respect or more than one person. Use the subjunctive. DISHES are the irregulars. Pronouns are attached on positive commands. Pronouns go before the verb on negative commands. Informal (tú) commands 1. Are used with only one person that you are familiar with. Use él/ella form of verb on positive commands and the subjunctive tú on the negative commands. DISHES are the irregulars for the negative commands. Vin Diesel has ten weapons gives you the irregulars for positive commands. Pronouns are attached on positive commands. Pronouns go before the verb on negative commands.

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