Commands Commands in English explanation Regular affirmative tú commands drill translation drill Irregular affirmative tú commands Regular Ud. & Uds. commands Irregular Ud. & Uds. commands explanation drill translation drill Negative Ud. & Uds. commands Negative tú commands
Regular affirmative tú commands The regular affirmative tú commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the third person singular in the present tense. comer come Eat. vivir vive Live. volar vuela Fly. dormir duerme Sleep. mirar mira Look. return to index
comerlos cómelos Eat them. leerlo léelo Read it. hablarle háblale Place the object pronouns and reflexive pronouns after affirmative commands: comerlos cómelos Eat them. leerlo léelo Read it. hablarle háblale Speak to him. dormirse duérmete Fall asleep. mirarnos míranos Look at us. return to index
Now form the affirmative tú commands for the following infinitives Now form the affirmative tú commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. hablar habla speak return to index
comer ¡Come! Eat! return to index
terminarlos ¡Termínalos! Finish them! return to index
beber ¡Bebe! Drink! return to index
despertarse ¡Despiértate! Wake up! return to index
escribirla ¡Escríbela! Write it! return to index
mirarlas ¡Míralas! Look at them! return to index
terminarlos ¡Termínalos! Finish them! return to index
bañarse ¡Báñate! Bathe yourself! return to index
comprarla ¡Cómprala! Buy them! return to index
afeitarse ¡Aféitate! Shave! return to index
montarla ¡Móntala! Ride it! return to index
nadar ¡Nada! Swim! return to index
cantarla ¡Cántala! Sing it! return to index
volver ¡Vuelve! Return! return to index
leerlos ¡Léelos! Read them! return to index
pensar ¡Piensa! Think! return to index
creerme ¡Créeme! Believe me! return to index
tomarlo ¡Tómalo! Take it! return to index
cruzarla ¡Crúzala! Cross it! return to index
acostarse ¡Acuéstate! Go to bed! return to index
Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish. Remember that object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmative commands. Speak! ¡Habla! return to index
Finish them (m)! ¡Termínalos! return to index
Eat ¡Come! return to index
Read! ¡Lee! return to index
Walk! ¡Camina! return to index
Shower! ¡Dúchate! return to index
Think! ¡Piensa! return to index
Live! ¡Vive! return to index
Sing to us! ¡Cántanos! return to index
Wash your hair! ¡Lávate la cabeza! return to index
Take a picture! ¡Saca una foto! return to index
Ride the bicycle! ¡Monta la bicicleta! return to index
Read to them (fem.)! ¡Léeles! return to index
Study! ¡Estudia! return to index
Wash it (fem, sing.)! ¡Lávala! return to index
Listen to me! ¡Escúchame! return to index
¡Devuelve los pantalones! Return the pants! ¡Devuelve los pantalones! return to index
Irregular affirmative tú commands There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize: decir di Tell, Say. hacer haz Do, Make. ir ve Go. poner pon Put. return to index
Irregular affirmative tú commands There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize: salir sal Leave. ser sé Be. tener ten Have. venir ven Come. return to index
Irregular affirmative tú commands The direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns and reflexive pronouns must be placed after the affirmative commands Tell us the truth! ¡ Dinos la verdad! Put on the hat! ¡ Ponte la gorra! Do it now! ¡ Hazlo ahora! return to index
Give the affirmative tú command for the infinitives: return to index
ser ¡Sé! Be! return to index
ir ¡Ve! Go! return to index
hacer ¡Haz! Do!, Make! return to index
ir ¡Ve! Go! return to index
poner ¡Pon! Put! return to index
salir ¡Sal! Leave! return to index
ser ¡Sé! Be! return to index
venir ¡Ven! Come! return to index
tener ¡Ten! Have! return to index
decir ¡Di! Say!, Tell! return to index
ser ¡Sé! Be! return to index
hacer ¡Haz! Do!, Make! return to index
Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish. Remember that object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmative commands. Be! ¡Sé! return to index
Have! ¡Ten! return to index
Put it on (m.)! ¡Ponlo! return to index
Do them (f.)! ¡Hazlas! return to index
Come ¡Ven! return to index
Have ¡Ten! return to index
Go ¡Ve! return to index
Tell me! ¡Dime! return to index
Leave! ¡Sal! ¡Vete! return to index
Put it (f.)! ¡Ponla! return to index
Be ¡Sé! return to index
Put ¡Pon! return to index
Go! ¡Ve! return to index
Regular Affirmative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the first person singular in the present tense (yo). Remove the ending: Add the opposite vowel ending. If the verb ends in ar you add e and if the verb ends in ir or er add a: hablar hablo e return to index
Regular Affirmative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the first person singular in the present tense. Remove the ending: Add the opposite vowel ending. If the verb ends in ar you add e and if the verb ends in ir or eradd a: vivir Viva. a. return to index
Now try to form the Ud. commands for the verbs that follow:
hacer Hago. a Do. return to index
decir Digo. a. Say. / Tell. return to index
dormir (ue) Duermo a. Sleep. return to index
nadar Nado e. Swim. return to index
leer Leo a. Read. return to index
pedir (i) Pido. a. Ask for., Order. return to index
caer Caigo. a. Fall. return to index
venir Vengo. a. Come. return to index
acostar (ue) Acuesto. e. Put to bed. return to index
morir (ue) Muero. a. Die. return to index
correr Corro. a. Run. return to index
bailar Bailo. e. Dance. return to index
conocer conozco a Meet, Know return to index
ver veo a. See. return to index
Now translate from English to Spanish Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember that the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmitive commands: Look. Mire. return to index
Come. Venga. return to index
Tell. Diga. return to index
Tell me. Dígame. return to index
Buy. Compre. return to index
buy me. Cómpreme. return to index
Find. Encuentre. return to index
Read. Lea. return to index
Come. Venga. return to index
Write. Escriba. return to index
Return. Vuelva. Regrese. return to index
Send. Mande. return to index
Shave yourself. Aféitese. return to index
Put on makeup. Maquíllese. return to index
Take a bath. Báñese. return to index
Wash your hair. Lávese la cabeza. return to index
Take a shower. Dúchese. return to index
Irregular Ud. & Uds. Commands There are 4 irregular Ud. & Uds. commands that you have to memorize: dar dé give estar esté be ir vaya go ser sea be return to index
Now form the affirmative Ud. commands for the following infinitives Now form the affirmative Ud. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. ir vaya go return to index
dar ¡Dé! Give! return to index
estar ¡Esté! Be! return to index
darme ¡Deme! Give me! return to index
ser ¡Sea! Be! return to index
estar ¡Esté! Be! return to index
ir ¡Vaya! Go! return to index
darnos ¡Denos! Give us! return to index
ser ¡Sea! Be! return to index
ir ¡Vaya! Go! return to index
Now translate from English to Spanish using the Ud. command: Go. Vaya. return to index
Be. Sea. Esté. return to index
Give. Dé. return to index
Give us. Denos. return to index
Go. Vaya. return to index
Be. Sea. Esté. return to index
Give her. Dele. return to index
Go. Vaya. return to index
Be. Sea. Esté. return to index
Regular Negative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by placing no in front of the affirmative Ud. command. The only difference is that with the negative command the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. no hablarme no me hable return to index
Regular Negative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by placing no in front of the affirmative Ud. command. The only difference is that with the negative command the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. no decir no diga return to index
Now form the negative Ud. commands for the following infinitives Now form the negative Ud. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. irse no se vaya don’t go return to index
estar ¡No esté! Don’t be! return to index
nadar ¡No nade! Don’t swim! return to index
dormirse ¡No se duerma! Don’t fall asleep! return to index
tener ¡No tenga! Don’t have! return to index
hacerlo ¡No lo haga! Don’t do it! return to index
manejar ¡No maneje! Don’t drive! return to index
conocer ¡No conozca! Don’t know! Don’t meet! return to index
bailar ¡No baile! Don’t dance! return to index
ser ¡No sea! Don’t be! return to index
pedirnos ¡No nos pida! Don’t ask us! return to index
salir ¡No salga! Don’t leave! return to index
despertarse ¡No se despierte! Don’t wake up! return to index
darle ¡No le dé! Don’t give her! Don’t give him! return to index
afietarse ¡No se afeite! Don’t shave! return to index
buscarme ¡No me busque! Don’t look for me! return to index
Now translate from English to Spanish using the Ud. command: don’t go no vaya return to index
Don’t give. No dé. return to index
Don’t give me. No me dé. return to index
Don’t tell us. No nos diga. return to index
Don’t watch. No mire. return to index
Don’t watch us. No nos mire. return to index
Don’t tell. No diga. return to index
Don’t leave. No salga. No se vaya. return to index
Don’t sell it (la casa). No la venda. return to index
Don’t swim. No nade. return to index
Don’t fall asleep No se duerma. return to index
Don’t fall. No caiga. return to index
Don’t send us. No nos mande. return to index
Don’t drive. No maneje. return to index
Don’t go to bed. No se acueste. return to index
Don’t read it (el cuento). No lo lea. return to index
Don’t eat them (las tortas). No las coma. return to index
s no me hable no hablarme Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. s no me hable no hablarme return to index
s no diga no decir Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. s no diga no decir return to index
s no cantar no cante Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. s no cantar no cante return to index
te s no afeitarse no se afeite Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. Notice what you have to do with the reflexive pronoun: te s no afeitarse no se afeite return to index
te s no bañarse no se bañe Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. te s no bañarse no se bañe return to index
Now form the negative Tú. commands for the following infinitives Now form the negative Tú. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. irse no te vayas don’t go return to index
estar ¡No estés! Don’t be! return to index
dar ¡No des! Don’t give! return to index
cantar ¡No cantes! Don’t sing! return to index
bailar ¡No bailes! Don’t dance! return to index
bañarse ¡No te bañes! Don’t bathe! return to index
hablar ¡No hables! Don’t talk! return to index
dormirse ¡No te duermas! Don’t fall asleep! return to index
tener ¡No tengas! Don’t have! return to index
ir ¡No vayas! Don’t go! return to index
salir ¡No salgas! Don’t leave! return to index
perderlo ¡No lo pierdas! Don’t lose it! return to index
cantarla ¡No la cantes! Don’t sing it! return to index
mandarnos ¡No nos mandes! Don’t send us! return to index
escribir ¡No escribas! Don’t write! return to index
mirarme ¡No me mires! Don’t write to me! return to index
Don’t put on your clothes! ponerse la ropa ¡No te pongas la ropa! Don’t put on your clothes! return to index
cantarles ¡No les cantes! Don’t sing to them! return to index
ser ¡No seas! Don’t be! return to index
estar ¡No estés! Don’t be! return to index
hacerlos ¡No los hagas! Don’t do them! return to index
irse ¡No te vayas! Don’t go away! return to index
¡Terminado!