1. Los mandatos formales
Formal CoMMANDS

2. Regular Formal commands (affirmative AND negative)
Start with the form of the verb
Drop the
3. Then put on the yo O.
opposite ending.
(Ud./Uds.)

4. Formal Commands (+/-) habl E corr corr habl
- ar verbs -er/-ir verbs Ud. Uds.
habl E
corr A
habl
corr EN AN

6. -car, -gar, -zar verbs QU GU C G Z
Verbs that end in –car will have a spelling change in which the changes to Verbs that end in –gar will have a spelling change in which the changes to Verbs that end in –zar will have a spelling change in which the changes to C C QU G GU Z

7. Stem-changers
DORMIR MORIR Ud. (no) duerma Ud (no) muera Uds. (no) duerman Uds (no) mueran

8. Irregulares VAYA VAYAN SEA SEAN SEPA SEPAN ESTÉ ESTÉN DÉ DEN
Ir Ud. Uds. Ser Ud. Uds. Saber Ud. Uds. Estar Ud. Uds. Dar  Ud. Uds.
SEA
SEAN
SEPA
SEPAN
ESTÉ
ESTÉN DÉ
DEN

9. Reflexive Verbs & Commands with DIRECT OBJECTS PRONOUNS
With the affirmative command all we did was ____________ the object pronoun to the affirmative command. Add an accent mark to keep the stress in the original place.
ATTACH

10. A PRACTICAR Lávese = Wash yourself! Séquense = Dry yourselves!
lavarse (Ud.) _________________
secarse (Uds.)_______________
Séquense = Dry yourselves!

11. Negative Reflexive Commands
The difference with the negative commands is that the object pronoun will be placed _______________ the verb.
BEFORE

12. RECUEDA..USE “Se” because they are formal Ud. & Uds. Commands
21. No lavarse __________________ (Ud.) 22. No secarse ____________________ (Uds.)
¡No se lave! Don’t wash yourself!
¡No se sequen! Don’t dry yourselves!