1. Pueblos y ciudadesGramática 2 Formal commands Preview Formal commands Spelling changes Plural forms of commands

2. Pueblos y ciudadesGramática 2 Formal commands To tell someone you address as usted to do something, use formal commands. To form them, replace the final -o of the yo form with -e for -ar verbs and -a for -er and -ir verbs. comprar: yo compro comer: yo como abrir: yo abro no compre (dont buy) no coma (dont eat) no abra (dont open) compre (buy) coma (eat) abra (open) Abra la ventana, por favor. Open the window, please.

3. Pueblos y ciudadesGramática 2 Spelling changes Verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar, -ger, and -guir have spelling changes in their formal command forms. No llegue tarde. Dont arrive late. sacar:saque (take out)no saque(dont take out) llegar:llegue (arrive)no llegue(dont arrive) organizar:organice (organize)no organice (dont organize) recoger: recoja (pick up)no recoja (dont pick up) seguir (i):siga (keep going)no siga(dont keep going)

4. Pueblos y ciudadesGramática 2 Plural forms of commands To tell two or more people to do or not to do something, add -n to the formal command form. Muchachos, abran la ventana, por favor. Ramón y Alfredo, no vean tanta televisión.