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Los Mandatos Informales EL IMPERATIVO Los Mandatos Informales

Affirmative/Positive Informal “Tú” Commands This “mood” is used to tell people what to do (boss ‘em around a bit) For affirmative/ positive informal “tú” commands use the present tense form of él, ella or Usted. Ejemplos: Escribe las oraciones. = Write the sentences Habla más despácio. = Talk slower Come la cena. = Eat (your) dinner

Irregular Informal Affirmative Commands Venir → Ven (to come here/with) Decir→ Di (to say/ tell) Salir → Sal (to leave) Hacer → Haz (to do/make) Tener → Ten (to have) Ir / Ver → Ve (to go / to see) Poner → Pon (to put) Ser → Sé (to be)

How to Remember Irregular Affirmative Commands Ven Di Sal Haz Ten Ve Pon Sé Vin Diesal has 10 weapons GET IT!?!?

Affirmative Reflexive Commands For commands that are reflexive, put the “se” to the side at first. Conjugate the main verb in the present tense, following the rules for affirmative commands. Change the “se” to “te” and attach to the end. Count back three vowels, when necessary = accent mark!

Ejemplos Lavarse la cara  Lávate la cara Ponerse* la chaqueta  Ponte la chaqueta Cepillarse los dientes  Cepíllate los dientes Acostarse*  Acuéstate Irse a cama  Vete a cama Prepararse  Prepárate!

Ejemplos Preparar la cena  Prepara la cena / Prepárala (prepare it) Ponerse la gorra  Ponte la gorra / Póntela (put it on (yourself)) Cepillarse el pelo  Cepíllate el pelo / Cepíllatelo (brush it!) Levantarse  Levántate Irse* a clase  Vete a clase Decir la verdad  Di la verdad

Whoa! You can boss people around with DOPs, and it’s even shorter!? Toma la manzana. = Tómala Ponte los zapatos = Póntelos Cepíllate el pelo = Cepíllatelo Haz la tarea = Hazla

Te toca a ti Read the article Play sports! Set the table (poner) (Lee el artículo)  Read it!  Léelo Play sports! Set the table (poner) Put on the clothes (ponerse) Clean your room (limpiar)

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Informal Negative Commands For negative commands, use this four-step process: 1) Conjugate yo form of the verb in the present tense. 2) Drop the -o 3) Switch tú form endings: -es for -ar verbs -as for -er/-ir verbs. 4) Put a NO in front!!! Ejemplo: Descansar → Descanso → No descanses

Ejemplos Comer la galleta Doblar a la derecha Nadar en el lago 1) como 2) com 3) comas 4) No comas la galleta Doblar a la derecha Nadar en el lago Caminar en la calle Estacionar aquí

Irregular Negative Commands Venir → Vengo → No vengas Decir → Digo → No digas Salir → Salgo → No salgas Hacer → Hago → No hagas Tener → Tengo → No tengas Poner → Pongo → No pongas *Dar → No des *Ir / Ver → No vayas/ No veas *Saber → No sepas *Ser → No seas

Un poco de práctica Eat your vegetables. Don’t eat the cookie before dinner Clean your room Don’t do drugs Do your homework Don’t put the cat in the microwave

Negative Reflexive Commands For negative commands that are reflexive, put the “se” to the side. Conjugate the main verb in the present tense, following the rules for negative commands (4 steps). Change the “se” to “te” and place in front of the verb. Put NO in front. It’s not negative without a NO!!! Ejemplo: lavarse → lavo → laves → te laves → NO te laves

Irregular Negative Tú Commands Dar- No des Ir- No vayas Estar- No estés Ver- No veas Ser- No seas Saber- No sepas

Ejemplos Afeitarse las cejas (Don’t shave your eyebrows) ¡No te afeites las cejas! Quemarse (to burn yourself) Dormirse en la clase Ponerse estos aretes

Ejemplos Don’t wash your face No te laves la cara Don’t be lazy! Don’t go to be so late! Don’t watch so much tv Don’t fight (pelear) with your little brother.

Ud. / Uds. Commands Thankfully, Ud./Uds. Commands are even easier than Tú Commands. Both the affirmative AND the negative commands use the same conjugation, the difference is that negative commands will have a “no” before them Another difference is that when you are attaching a Reflexive pronoun, an IOP or a DOP the pronouns will ALWAYS attach to the end of the affirmative command, but the pronouns will always come in front of the command if it is negative.

How to make an Ud. Command 1) Conjugate the verb to “yo form” 2) Drop the –o 3) Reverse the Ud. Form ending 4) If it is negative, put “no” in front EX) hablar 1) hablo 2) habl 3) hable / no hable

How to make an Uds. Command 1) Conjugate the verb to “yo form” 2) Drop the –o 3) Reverse the Uds. Form ending 4) If it is negative, put “no” in front EX) hablar 1) hablo 2) habl 3) hablen / no hablen

Irregular Ud./Uds. Commands Positive and Negative Dar- (No) dé / (No) den Ir- (No) vaya / (No) vayan Estar- (No) esté / (No) estén Ver- (No) vea / (No) vean Ser- (No) sea / (No) sean Saber- (No) sepa / (No) sepan