Tú Commands (Los mandatos de la forma tú)

Think él For regular affirmative commands... The regular affirmative tú command has the same form as the él form of the verb in the present indicative. Tú Commands

Él habla.  ¡Habla tú! Él come.  ¡Come! Él escribe.  ¡Escribe! For regular affirmative commands... Tú Commands He speaks.Speak! He eats.Eat! He writes.Write!

T Verbs with irregular affirmative forms D V S V H I P S ener ecir enir alir aler acer r oner er ten di ven sal val haz ve pon sé no tengas no digas no vengas no salgas no valgas no hagas no vayas no pongas no seas VerbAffirmative commandNegative command

Ten confianza. Di la verdad. Ven a mi oficina. Sal inmediatamente. Val algo. Haz la inspección. Ve a la reunión. Pon el libro en la mesa. Sé amable con todos. No tengas miedo. No digas tonterías. No vengas tarde. No salgas sin mí. No te valgas del dinero. No me hagas enojar. No te vayas. No pongas esa cara. No seas grosero. Verbs with irregular affirmative forms Some sample sentences using irregular forms:

We will use the for of the subjunctive. For regular negative commands... Tú Commands

Negative Tú Commands hablocomovivo Step 1: Start with the yo form of the verb in the present tense:

hablcomviv Step 2: Take off the final o of the yo form: Step 3: Add the “opposite” endings: For -ar verbs: add -er verb endings. habl e es e emos éis en

Step 3: Add the “opposite” endings: For -er and -ir verbs: Add -ar verb endings to both. com a as a amos áis an viv a as a amos áis an

recordar (o  ue) recuerde recuerdes recuerde recordemos recordéis recuerden perder (e  ie) pierda pierdas pierda perdamos perdáis pierdan The forms of the subjunctive Stem-changing -ar and -er verbs have the same stem changes as in the present indicative.

Dar  Ir  Ser  Haber  Estar  Saber  dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan Six Irregular Verbs

¡Habla!¡No hables! ¡Come!¡No comas! ¡Escribe!¡No escribas! AffirmativeNegative For regular negative commands... Tú Commands Speak!Don’t speak! Eat!Don’t eat! Write!Don’t write!

Tú Commands NegativeInfinitive comprar escribir comer pensar dormir pedir (Subjunctive)Affirmative traer compra escribe come piensa duerme pide trae no compres no escribas no comas no pienses no duermas no pidas no traigas (compres) (escribas) (comas) (pienses) (duermas) (pidas) (traigas)

Object pronouns with tú commands As with the formal commands, attach pronouns to the end of affirmative commands and place them in front of the negative command. Remember to place an accent on the next-to-last syllable of the verb in the affirmative command form. Recycle it tomorrow. Don’t give the fine to the student.

Object pronouns with tú commands The irregular affirmative command forms (except for sé) do not take a written accent unless more than one pronoun is added to the end of the verb. Tell me, where are you going? Do you know his telephone number? Tell it to me, please. The table? Yes, set it, please.

Tú Commands Remember... Regular affirmative tú commands have the same form as the third-person singular of the present indicative. Recicla los platos de papel.Recycle the paper plates. Protege nuestros bosques.Protect our forests. Negative tú commands use the subjunctive. No cortes los árboles pequeños. Don’t cut down the small trees. No cierres la fábrica todavía. Don’t close the factory yet. Irregularities in the subjunctive will also appear in the negative tú commands. No conduzcas tan rápido.Don’t drive so fast. No te vayas.Don’t leave.

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