EL MANDATO AFIRMATIVO FORMAL Usted and Ustedes command forms

Forming the Usted command for -ar verbs For –ar verbs you must drop the (o) in the yo form of the present tense conjugation of the verb and add an (e) in its place . Exmaple: Hablar yo form yo hablo Hable (would be the usted command form.)

Forming the usted command for –er and –ir verbs For –er and –ir verbs you must drop the (o) in the yo present tense conjugation of the verb and substitute an (a) in its place. EXAMPLE : comer yo form COMO COMA would be the usted command form of comer EXAMPLE: vivir yo form VIVO VIVA would be the usted command form.

Creating the ustedes command form To create the ustedes command form also known as the plural formal command form all you must do is add an (N) to the usted command form (singular formal command form) EXAMPLE: Hable (usted command form) Hablen (ustedes command from)

Chart of usted and ustedes command forms Infinitive Yo form Stem Usted command Ustedes command HABLAR HABLO HABL HABLE HABLEN COMER COMO COM COMA COMAN ESCRIBIR ESCRIBO ESCRIB ESCRIBA ESCRIBAN CERRAR CIERRO CIERR CIERRE CIERREN VOLVER VUELVO VUELV VUELVA VUELVAN SEGUIR SIGO SIG SIGA SIGAN

COMMAND IN VERBS WITH STEM CHANGES If a verb has a stem change in the present tense than it is most likely that the stem change will also be present in the command form The only time this is not true is if the verb has an irregular command form Note: remember that the verbs that are shoe verbs the yo form has a stem change as well as the –go family of verbs.

VERBS WITH IRREGULAR COMMND FORMS INFINITIVE OF THE VERB USTED COMMNAD USTEDES COMMAND DAR (to give) dé den ESTAR (to be) esté estén IR (to go) vaya vayan SABER (to know) sepa sepan SER (to be) sea sean

Use of direct , indirect and reflexive pronouns with usted and ustedes command Like with the tú command forms : Direct object pronouns Indirect object pronouns and Reflexive pronouns Follow and are attached to all affirmative command forms

NEGATIVE COMMNAND FORMS For tú command form. You add an (s) o the Usted command form and a no in front of the command Example; Usted command -coma Negative tú command no comas For usted and ustedes commands The negative command form is made by adding no in front of the affirmative command form Example: Coma – no coma Hablen – no hablen

NEGATIVE INFORMAL COMMANDS INFINITIVE UD COMMANDS NEG. Tú COMMANDS AR VERBS CANTAR CANTE NO CANTES ER VERBS CORRER CORRA NO CORRAS IR VERBS ESCRIBIR ESCRIBA NO ESCRIBAS

NEGATIVE IRREGULAR Tú COMMAND FORMS INFINITIVE UD COMMAND NEG, Tú COMMAND PONER PONGA NO PONGAS SALIR SALGA NO SALGAS HACER HAGA NO HAGAS IR VAYA NO VAYAS SER SEA NO SEAS