1. Informal Commands WALK! EAT! SLEEP!

2. In Spanish… When we want to tell a friend to do something we use informal (tú) commands… ¡Come! – EAT! ¡Camina!- WALK! ¡Duerme!- SLEEP! What looks familiar about these endings?

3. Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts Lets begin with the do’s (positive tú commands) STATEMENTCOMMAND (tú) caminas¡Camina!Walk! (tú) comes¡Come!Eat! (tú) duermes¡Duerme! Sleep! Positive Commands

4. Let’s work on positive commands… Open the window!… –Verb Abrir Put it in the él, ella, usted form = abre ¡Abre la ventana! (You) Open the window!

5. Speak now!... -Verb hablar -Put hablar in the él, ella, usted form = habla ¡Habla ahora! Let’s work on positive commands…

6. Drink water!... -Verb beber -Put beber in the él, ella, usted form = bebe ¡Bebe agua! Let’s work on positive commands…

7. Negative Commands To state the don’ts- negative (tú) commands 1.Put the verb in the Yo form. 2.Drop the ‘o’ ending and add - es for –ar verbs - as for –er and –ir verbs 3. Put ‘no’ in front of the verb. STATEMENTCOMMAND (tú) fumas¡No fumes! Don’t smoke! (tú) corres¡No corras! Don’t run! (tú) duermes¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!

8. Don’t buy pizza!... -Verb comprar -Put comprar in the yo form = compro -Drop the ‘o’ = compr -It is an –ar verb, so add –es= compres -Put ‘no’ in front of verb = no compres ¡No compres la pizza! Let’s work on negative commands…

9. Don’t open the door!... -Verb abrir -Put abrir in the yo form= abro -Drop the ‘o’ = abr -Abrir is an –ir verb, so add –as= abras -Put ‘no’ in front of the verb = no abras ¡No abras la puerta! Let’s work on negative commands…

10. Don’t drink soda!... -Verb beber -Put beber in the yo form= bebo -Drop the ‘o’ = beb -Beber is an –er verb, so add –as= bebas -Put ‘no’ in front of the verb = no bebas ¡No bebas los refrescos! Let’s work on negative commands…

11. Verbs with spelling changes… -car/-gar/-zar There are several verbs that change spelling when made into negative commands to keep their sound… 1.Verbs ending in –gar like Jugar- ¡No juegues! - g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound 2. Verbs ending in –car like Practicar - ¡No practiques! -c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound 3. Verbs ending in –zar like Empezar ¡No empieces! -z changes to a ces

12. Eat more fruit! ¡Come más frutas! Sleep 8 hours a day! ¡Duerme ocho horas al día! Te toca a ti…

13. Don’t run in the house! ¡No corras en casa! Don’t open the book! ¡No abras el libro! Te toca a ti…