¡Exprésate! UNO Chapter 7 Negative Informal Commands Page 252
Punto #1 An affirmative command tell someone what to do. The affirmative informal command form of most verbs is the tú form without the final ‘s’. Come bien and duerme lo suficiente. Eat right and get enough sleep.
Punto #2 A negative command tells someone not to do something. To form the negative informal command of most –ar verbs, drop the final o of the yo form and add –es. fumar→fumo→fumes→No fumes. Don’t smoke. trabajar→trabajo→trabajes→No trabajes. Don’t work.
Punto #3 To form the negative informal command of most –er and –ir verbs, drop the final o of the yo form and add –as. venir→vengo→vengas→No vengas. Don’t come. comer→como→comas→no comas. Don’t eat.
Punto #3 continued… Dormir→duermo→duermas→No duermas. Don’t sleep.
Punto #4 These verbs have irregular negative informal commands. Dar→no des. (Don’t give.) Ser→no seas. (Don’t be.) Ir→no vayas. (Don’t go.) Poner →no pongas. Salir →no salgas.
Punto #4 These verbs have irregular negative informal commands. Hacer →no hagas. Decir →no digas. Tener →no tengas Venir →no vengas
Punto #4 These verbs have irregular affirmative command forms. hacer→Haz. (Do.) Ir→Ve. (Go.) Poner→Pon. (Put/place.) Salir→Sal. (Leave.) Ser→Sé. (Be.)
Punto #4 continued… Tener→Ten. (Have.) Venir→Ven. (Come.) Decir →Di. (Say. Tell.)