Informal Commands and Directions

Repaso: Affirmative Informal Commands: ▫Put the verb in the present tense tu form and drop the “s” ▫Essentially, this is the el/ella/Ud. form of the verb (with most verbs) Negative Informal Commands: ▫Put the verb in the present tense yo form, drop the o, if it’s an ar verb add “es” if it’s an er/ir verb add “as” ▫Put “No” in front of the verb

Repaso– Affirmative Irregulars Infinitives form of the verb Tener – to have Venir – to come Poner – to put Ir – to go Ser – to be Hacer – to do, to make Salir – to leave, to go out Affirmative informal command Ten – have Ven – come Pon – put Ve – go Sé – be Haz – do, make Sal – leave, go out

Repaso – Negative Irregulars Dar – to giveNo des – don’t give Ir – to goNo vayas – don’t go Ser – to beNo seas – don’t be

Informal Commands with Directions Here are some useful phrases you’ll need to know in order to give someone directions in Spanish. InfinitiveAffirmativeNegative Doblar – to turnDobla – turnNo dobles – don’t turn Seguir – to keep going, to follow, to take Sigue – keep going, follow, take No sigas – don’t keep going, follow, take Ir – to goVe – goNo vayas – don’t go Llegar – to arriveLlega -- arrive No llegues – don’t arrive Salir – to leaveSal – leaveNo salgas – don’t leave Venir – to comeNo vengas – don’t comeVen – come Empezar – to beginEmpieza – begin No empieces – don’t beging

Informal Commands with Directions – More Phrases Doblar a la derecha – Doblar a la izquierda – Seguir adelante – Estar cerca de – Entrar – Empezar – Estas aquí- Parar – to turn to the right to turn to the left to keep going straight to be near to enter to begin You are here to stop

Vocabulary you may need to know: Las escaleras- Las puertas dobles- El paseo- El gimnasio- Los baños- La oficina – La oficina de los consejeros- La biblioteca- El salón de clase- El atrio- La cafetería- Las taquillas/los casilleros/los lockers - The stairs The double doors The hallway The gym The bathrooms The main office The guidance office The library The classroom The atrium The cafeteria Lockers