Negative tú commands Don’t cheat Don’t run Don’t take drugs Don’t eat doughnuts Don’t forget to do your homework Don’t chew gum loud Don’t drink my coffee
Negative tú commands Use a negative tú command to tell your friend or someone you know well what NOT to do. Don’t talk, Don’t run… To form a negative tú command: 1. Put the verb in the yo form (duermo, pongo…) 2. Drop the –o 3. Add the opposite ending -es for –AR verbs -as for ER/IR verbs
hablar 1. hablo 2. habl 3. ¡no hables! venir 1. Put the verb in the yo form 2. Drop the –o 3. Add the appropriate ending (opposite endings) -es for –AR verbs -as for ER/IR verbs hablar 1. hablo 2. habl 3. ¡no hables! venir 1. vengo 2. veng 3. ¡no vengas!
No lavar No laves
No bailar No bailes
No comer No comas
No poner No pongas
No dormir No duermas
No salir No salgas
No decir No digas
No hacer No hagas
No volver No vuelvas
No tener miedo No tengas miedo
Pronoun placement - negative With NEGATIVE commands, a pronoun MUST be placed BEFORE the command! dormirse despertarse usar ¡No te duermas! ¡No te despiertes! ¡No lo uses! Don’t fall asleep! Don’t wake up! Don’t use it!
No levantarse No te levantes
No acostarse No te acuestes
No ducharse No te duches
No quitarse No te quites
¡Irregulares! Saber (sé) to know→ ¡No sepas! Of course, there are some irregulars that you need to memorize: dar (doy) to give → ¡No des! estar (estoy) to be → ¡No estés! ir (voy) to go → ¡No vayas! ser (soy) to be→ ¡No seas! Saber (sé) to know→ ¡No sepas! *Notice that the yo form of all of these verbs ends in –oy, not –o.
No dar No des
No ser No seas
No estar No estés
No ir No vayas
Words that end in Car/Gar/Zar have a spelling change in the ending
No saques, no practiques, no toques Car Verbs: sacar (to take out) practicar (to practice) tocar (play an instrument) pescar (to fish) buscar (to look for) placticar (to chat) any other words in the future that end with car. Change the ending from ces to ques No saques, no practiques, no toques
No llegues, no pagues, no apagues Gar Verbs: Llegar (to arrive) Pagar (to pay) Apagar (to turn off) Jugar (to play) any other words in the future that end with gar. Change the ending from ges to gues No llegues, no pagues, no apagues
No almuerces, no empieces Zar Verbs: Almorzar (to eat lunch) Empezar (to start) Cazar (to hunt) And any other words that end with Zar Change the ending from zes to ces No almuerces, no empieces
No placticar No plactiques
No buscar No busques
No pagar No pagues
No llegar No llegues
No almorzar No almuerces
No tocar No toques
No apagar No apagues
No empezar No empieces