1. Formal commands

2. They are used to tell someone what to do. When you are talking to someone you are formal with, use an usted command. When you are talking to more than 1 person, use an ustedes command.

3. Forming usted commands Start with the yo form Drop the o Add an e to the end of an ar verb Add an a to the end of an er/ir verb

4. Escuchar → Escuche → Listen Comer → Coma → Eat Abrir → Abra → Open To make a command negative, add no before it.

5. Forming ustedes commands Start with the yo form Drop the o Add en to the end of an ar verb Add an to the end of an er/ir verb

6. Hablar → Hablen → Speak Leer → Lean → Read Escribir → Escriban → Write To make a command negative, add no before it.

7. Verbs with irregular yo forms hacer → hago → haga(n) salir → salgo → salga(n) poner → pongo → ponga(n) tener → tengo → tenga(n) traer → traigo → traiga(n)

8. Spelling changes -car verbs: the c changes to qu -gar verbs: the g changes to gu -zar verbs: the z changes to a c -ger verbs: the g changes to a j -guir verbs: drop the u

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10. Irregular formal commands dardédenGive serseaseanBe irvayavayanGo estarestéesténBe

11. Commands with pronouns

12. Attach pronouns to affirmative commands. ¿Escribimos el vocabulario? Should we write the vocabulary? Sí, escríbanlo. Yes, write it.

13. Put the pronoun before a negative command. ¿Escribimos el vocabulario? No, no lo escriban. No, don’t write it.