Affirmative Tú Commands
n You already know how to give affirmative commands to someone you address as tú.
Examina estos ejemplos, ¡y dime cómo se forman! n Usa la calculadora. n Revisa el aceite del coche. n Abre tu correo electrónico.
Affirmative Tú Commands n You take the 3rd person form of the verb in the present tense!
Algunos verbos del capítulo 2
Affirmative Tú Commands n Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands.
Examina los siguientes ejemplos... n (Poner) n Ashton, ¡pon las manos en el volante! n (Tener) n RaAmen, ¡ten cuidado! n (Decir) n Josephine, ¡dime todo! n (Venir) n Kara, ¡ven aquí!
Go verbs n As you might have noticed, many of the irregular tú commands end in – go in the yo form of the present tense (i.e. salir > salgo). n I will refer to them as go verbs! n To form many of these commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the -go:
Affirmative Tú Commands n Poner (Infinitive) n Yo form? n Pongo n Command form? n Pon
Affirmative Tú Commands n Tener (Infinitive) n Yo form? n Tengo n Command form? n Ten
Affirmative Tú Commands n Decir (Infinitive) n Yo form? n Digo n Command form? n Di
Affirmative Tú Commands n Salir (Infinitive) n Yo form? n Salgo n Command form? n Sal
Affirmative Tú Commands n Venir (Infinitive) n Yo form? n Vengo n Command form? n Ven
Affirmative Tú Commands n Hacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command forms that must be memorized: n haz, sé, ve
n Since ir and ver have the same tú command (ve), context will determine the meaning.
Affirmative Tú Commands n ¿Cómo se va a la carretera? n Sal de aquí y sigue derecho hasta el tercer semáforo.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Remember that pronouns can be attached to affirmative commands, but not negative commands! n You will also need an accent in most cases.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Josefina, ¡hazlo ahora mismo! n Martín, ayúdame.
Affirmative Tú Commands n ¡Dímela siempre! (la verdad) n Explícale a tu padre por qué llegaste tarde.