Affirmative tú commands Unit 3B
What is it? To tell someone to do something, you use the affirmative* command. The "tú" form means that you are talking directly to a person you are familiar with. For example, family, friends or someone who is younger. * tell someone what to do
Mandatos -ER/IR -AR Verbs end with -e Verbs end with -a Note that regular affirmative tú commands use the él/ella/usted present indicative form of the verb. -AR Verbs end with -a Ex. Drive! ¡Maneja! -ER/IR Verbs end with -e Ex. Run! ¡Corre! Write! ¡Escribe!
Stem-changers and spelling changers Verbs that stem-change for él/ella/usted will carry on that stem-change in the command form. Ex. Cerrar: ¡Cierra la ventana! Verbs that have a spelling change for él/ella/usted will carry on that spelling change in the command form. Ex. Incluir: Incluye tu nombre en el papel.
Punctuation Since the verbs are conjugated in the same way in the present indicative, you can use punctuation to show you are using a command. ex. Compra la camisa. S/he/you formal buys the shirt ¡Compra la camisa! Buy the shirt!
¡Pruébalo! Escribe tres mandatos afirmativos.