Tú Command Foldable
Use the information on the following slides to complete the foldable for your notes. Some of this information should be familiar because you learned some of this information last year.
Completing the foldable Use the next slide to label the outside of your foldable. Then use the following slides to complete the inside of the flaps – there is one slide for each flap. When you have completed the foldable there are a few additional notes that you need.
Affirmative Regular Irregular Pronoun Negative Forms Placement Tú Commands Affirmative Regular Irregular Pronoun Negative Forms Placement
Affirmative: Regular Forms Use an affirmative command when you tell someone to do something Use the 3rd person singular of the verb (él, ella, usted form) Cantar = Canta Beber = Bebe Escribir = Escribe
Affirmative: Irregular Forms Decir = Di Poner = Pon Hacer = Haz Salir = Sal Ir = Ve Tener = Ten Ser = Sé Venir = Ven
Affirmative: Pronoun Placement Attach pronouns to the end of the command form. You may need to add an accent mark (on the next to the last syllable of the original command form) Cántala Bébelo Levántate
Negative: Regular Forms Use a negative command when you want to tell someone NOT to do something Use the “tú” form of the subjunctive. Cantar = No cantes Beber = No bebas Escribir = No escribas The subjunctive is another set of verb tenses. We will learn how to form this tense after we finish the foldable.
Negative: Irregular Forms Dar = No des Estar = No estés Ir = No vayas Ser = No seas [Note that none of these have “yo” forms that end in “o”]
Negative: Pronoun Placement With negative commands, the pronoun comes before the verb. No la cantes No lo bebas No te levantes
You will learn more about how to use the subjunctive tense next year in Spanish 3. But for now you need to know how to form it to make negative “tú” commands. Here’s a little something to help you remember how to form the subjunctive.
Go to the “Yo”: Drop the “O”: Do the switcheroo:
Forming the subjunctive Go to the “yo”, Drop the “o” Do the switcheroo AR verbs take ER endings and ER and IR verbs take AR endings -ar -es -er/-ir -as Cantar = No cantes Beber = No bebas Escribir = No escribas