1. Repaso: Informal Commands Mandatos Informales
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Cap. 1 Gram. 2
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2. Review of Affirmative/Positive Commands:
They tell someone what to do.
Used with a person you would speak to using the Tú form.
*The (+) command form of the verb is created by:
Using the él/ella form of the verb. (tú form minus s)
Ex. Hablar  Hablas¡Habla! = speak/talk!

3. Review of Affirmative/Positive Commands:
Some verbs have irregular (+) command forms:
Venirven Tenerten
Decirdi Irve
Salirsal Ponerpon
Hacerhaz Sersé
*These must be memorized*
Vin Diesel has 10 weapons eh?!

4. Make these into (+) commands:
Cut (cortar)
Clean (limpiar)
Take out (sacar)
Vacuum (pasar)
Set (*poner)
¡Corta!
¡Limpia!
¡Saca!
¡Pasa!
¡Pon!

5. Negative Informal Commands:
Tells someone what NOT to do.
Used with people you refer to as Tú.
*To form the negative (-) command of AR verbs:
Drop the o from the yo form and add es.
Add NO before the verb.
Ex. (yo) fumo ¡no fumes! = Don’t smoke!

6. Make these into (-) commands:
Don’t cut (cortar)
Don’t clean (limpiar)
Don’t prepare (preparar)
Don’t decorate (decorar)
No cortes
No limpies
No prepares
No decores

7. Negative Informal Commands:
To form the negative(-) command of ER/IR verbs:
Drop the o from the yo form and add as.
Add NO before the verb.
Ex. (yo) duermo ¡No duermas! = Don’t sleep!
*The irregular (-) verb commands are:
Dar no des ser no seas
Ir no vayas

8. Negative Informal Commands:
Negative commands of verbs ending in:
car, gar, and zar have spelling changes.
Sacarno sacesno saques (c to qu)
Llegarno llegesno llegues (g to gu)
Empezarno empiezesno empieces (z to c)

9. Make these into (-) commands:
Don’t set (poner)
Don’t go (*ir)
Don’t do/make (hacer)
Don’t be (*ser)
Don’t take out (*sacar)
No pongas
No vayas
No hagas
No seas
No saques

10. Direct Object & Reflexive Pronoun Placement:
Direct Object Pronouns (me, te, lo, la, nos, los, las) and Reflexive Pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se) are placed:
Attached to the end of affirmative (+) commands
Ex. Levántate or Cómelo
Between No and the verb for negative (-) commands.
Ex. No te levantes or No lo comas

11. Try these with pronouns:
Clean it
Don’t clean it
Wake up (despertarse)
Don’t wake up (despertarse)
Limpíalo
No lo limpies
Despiértate
No te despiertes