An affirmative command tells someone what to do. The affirmative informal command form of most verbs is the tú form without the final s. Come bien y duerme lo suficiente. Eat right and get enough sleep.
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 To smoke (Yo) Fumo I smoke No fumes Don’t smoke Trabajar To work (Yo ) Trabajo I work No trabajes Don’t work
To form the negative informal command of most er and ir verbs, drop the final o from the yo form and add as. Venir(Yo) VengoNo vengas Comer(Yo) ComoNo comas Dormir(Yo) duermoNo duermas
These verbs have irregular negative informal command forms. Dar To Give No des Don’t give Ir To go No vayas Don’t go Ser To be No seas Don’t be
Give the negative command for the following statements. 1. No ________ muchos dulces. (comer) 2. No ______ tarde para el colegio. (salir) 3. No ______ en el colegio. (fumar) 4. No _______ tarde a casa. (volver) 5. No _______ los pies en la mesa. (poner) 6. No ________ timido(a). (ser) 7. No _______en el colegio. (correr) 8. No ________ en clase nunca. (comer)