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Ud. and Uds. Commands

Ud. and Uds. Commands To give an affirmative or negative command in the Ud. or Uds. form, use the present-tense yo form as the stem just as you did for negative tú commands.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Add -e or -en for -ar verbs. Cortar Corto Señor, corte las chuletas de cerdo.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Add -e or -en for -ar verbs. Probar Pruebo Señores, prueben la carne asada.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Affirmative and negative Ud. and Uds. commands have the same spelling changes and irregular forms as negative tú commands.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Add -a or -an for -er and -ir verbs. Perder Pierdo No pierdan Uds. los fósforos.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Add -a or -an for -er and -ir verbs. Servir Sirvo Señorita, sirva la ensalada.

Ud. and Uds. Commands -gar (g to gu) Llegar - Negative tú command? No llegues Negative Ud. command? No llegue Negative Uds. command? No lleguen

Ud. and Uds. Commands -car (c to qu) Buscar - Negative tú command? No busques Negative Ud. command? No busque Negative Uds. command? No busquen

Ud. and Uds. Commands -zar (z to c) Cruzar - Negative tú command? No cruces Negative Ud. command? No cruce Negative Uds. command? No crucen

Ud. and Uds. Commands Hacer - Negative tú command? No hagas Negative Ud. command? No haga Negative Uds. command? No hagan

Ud. and Uds. Commands Dar - Negative tú command? No des Negative Ud. command? No dé Negative Uds. command? No den

Ud. and Uds. Commands Ir - Negative tú command? No vayas Negative Ud. command? No vaya Negative Uds. command? No vayan

Ud. and Uds. Commands Ser - Negative tú command? No seas Negative Ud. command? No sea Negative Uds. command? No sean

Nosotros Commands

Nosotros Commands There are two ways to suggest that others do some activity with you (Let´s…) You can use the construction Vamos a + infinitive. Vamos a hacer las paces. Let´s make up.

Nosotros Commands You can also use a command with a nosotros form. To form the nosotros command, take the “Yo” form remove the “o” add –emos (for an –ar verb) add –amos (for an –er/-ir verb)

Nosotros Commands Resolvamos el conflicto. Let´s resolve the conflict. No reaccionemos tan rápido. Let´s not react so quickly.

Nosotros Commands Remember that stem-changing verbs whose infinitive ends in –ir have a stem change of e>i, or o>u in the nosotros form. Pidamos perdón por el malentendido. Let´s ask forgiveness for the misunderstanding. No durmamos al aire libre. Let´s not sleep outdoors.

Nosotros Commands Verbs whose infinitive ends in –car, -gar, and –zar have a spelling change in the nosotros form of the present subjunctive, and consequently of the nosotros command. No critiquemos a nuestros padres. Let´s not criticize our parents. Empecemos a pensar un poco en ellos. Let´s begin to think a little about them.

To say let’s go, use vamos. To say let’s not go, use no vayamos. Nosotros Commands To say let’s go, use vamos. To say let’s not go, use no vayamos.

Nosotros Commands Don’t forget verbs that end in –gir, like dirigir The “g” goes to “j” in the yo form. Let’s direct the play! ¡Dirijamos la obra de teatro!