Affirmative Tú Commands Page 121 – Chapter 3 Realidades 3
Affirmative Tú Commands n You already know how to give affirmative commands to someone you address as tú. n You take the 3rd person form of the verb.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Camina por la puerta. n Come la cena. n Abre el regalo.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands. n To form many of these commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the -go:
Affirmative Tú Commands n Poner (Infinitive) Yo form? Yo form? Pongo Pongo Command form? Command form? Pon Pon
Affirmative Tú Commands n Tener (Infinitive) Yo form? Yo form? Tengo Tengo Command form? Command form? Ten Ten
Affirmative Tú Commands n Mantener (Infinitive) Yo form? Yo form? Mantengo Mantengo Command form? Command form? Mantén Mantén
Affirmative Tú Commands n Decir (Infinitive) Yo form? Yo form? Digo Digo Command form? Command form? Di Di
Affirmative Tú Commands n Salir (Infinitive) Yo form? Yo form? Salgo Salgo Command form? Command form? Sal Sal
Affirmative Tú Commands n Venir (Infinitive) Yo form? Yo form? Vengo Vengo Command form? Command form? Ven Ven
Affirmative Tú Commands n Hacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command forms that must be memorized: n haz, sé, ve
Affirmative Tú Commands n ¿Cómo se va a la escuela? n Sal de aquí y continúa derecho hasta el tercer semáforo.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Remember that pronouns can be attached to commands. n You will also need an accent in most cases.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Josefina, ¡hazlo ahora mismo! n Martin, ayúdame.
Affirmative Tú Commands n Dime la verdad siempre n Explícale a tu padre por qué llegaste tarde.