Affirmative Commands:Los Mandatos Español 2

Affirmative Tú Commands You already know how to give affirmative commands to someone you address as tú. Hablar → habla Correr → corre

Affirmative Tú Commands Camina por la puerta. Come la cena. Abre el regalo. Pasa por la aduana. Aprende a regatear. Escribe tarjetas postales.

Affirmative Tú Commands Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands. To form many of these commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the -go:

Affirmative Tú Commands Poner (Infinitive) Yo form? Pongo Command form? Pon

Affirmative Tú Commands Tener (Infinitive) Yo form? Tengo Command form? Ten

Affirmative Tú Commands Decir (Infinitive) Yo form? Digo Command form? Di

Affirmative Tú Commands Salir (Infinitive) Yo form? Salgo Command form? Sal

Affirmative Tú Commands Venir (Infinitive) Yo form? Vengo Command form? Ven

Affirmative Tú Commands Hacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command forms that must be memorized: haz, sé, ve

Affirmative Tú Commands Remember that pronouns can be attached to commands. You will also need an accent in when there are three syllables

Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish) me(me) te(you) lo(him or it) la(her or it) nos(us) vos (you all inf.) los (them, you all) las (them, you all)

Affirmative Tú Commands Josefina, ¡hazlo ahora mismo! Martin, ayúdame. Explícale a tu padre por qué llegaste tarde.

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 The same rules you know for tú commands regarding pronouns apply to Ud. and Uds. as well.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Attach pronouns to affirmative commands. ¿Dónde ponemos la leña? Pónganla en un lugar seco.

Nosotros Commands You can also use a command with a nosotros form. The nosotros command for is the same as the nosotros form of the present subjunctive. The subjunctive is not a tense; rather, it is a mood. It reflects how the speaker feels about the action. Hablar → Hablemos Comer → Comamos Escribir → Escribamos

Nosotros Commands Stem changing verbs in nosotros commands only occur in –ir verbs. Dirvertir → divirtimos Preferir → prefiramos Servir → sirvamos Pedir → pidamos Vestir → vistamos Repetir → repitamos Mentir → mintamos Dormir → durmamos

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

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. Let´s begin to think a little about them. Empecemos a pensar un poco en ellos. Let´s not criticize our parents. No critiquemos a nuestros padres.

Nosotros Commands Direct and indirect object pronouns are attached at the end of affirmative nosotros commands, but precede the negative nosotros command form. Let´s celebrate our friendship. Let´s celebrate it. Celebramos la amistad. Celebrémosla. Let´s tell him everything. Let´s not lie to him. Digámosle todo. No le mintamos.

Ud. and Uds. Commands With negative commands, pronouns go right before the verb. ¿Encendemos la fogata ahora? No, no la enciendan todavía.

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

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. Let´s make up. Vamos a hacer las paces.

Nosotros Commands You can also use a command with a nosotros form. The nosotros command for is the same as the nosotros form of the present subjunctive. Let´s resolve the conflict. Resolvamos el conflicto. Let´s not react so quickly. No reaccionemos tan rápido.

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

Ud. and Uds. Commands With negative commands, pronouns go right before the verb. ¿Encendemos la fogata ahora? No, no la enciendan todavía.

Ud. and Uds. Commands Buscar - Negative tú command? No busques Ud. command? No busque Uds. command? No busquen

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

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

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

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