1. MANDATOS INFORMALES (one friend, family member) y FORMALES (any adult, stranger, 2 or more people)

2. Informacion general Commands are polite requests to do or not do s.th. No subject is stated. Commands are given to: tú, Ud. Uds. Commands can also be for nosotros. They translate lets… Vosotros (you, pl.) commands look weird- we do not use them here. Use Uds.

3. INFORMALES Afirmativo Use the tú form (presente) Drop the s It looks like the él / ella form. Habla Come Vive Negativo Start with yo form Drop the o Add the opposite ending. -ar takes -er endings -er, -ir take -ar endings No hables No comas No vivas

4. -car, -gar, -zar afirmativo / negativo C qu saca / no saques G gu juega / no juegues z- c empieza / no empieces Stem changes do occur since these are actually conjugated from the present tense.

5. -car, -gar, -zar afirmativo / negativo C qu saca / no saques G gu juega / no juegues z- c empieza / no empieces Stem changes do occur since these are actually conjugated from the present tense.

6. Irregulares decir Di hacer Haz ir Ve ponerPon salir Sal serSé tenerTen venir Ven No digas No hagas No vayas No pongas No salgas No seas No tengas No vengas

7. Los reflexivos Lavarse (lavar el carro) LávateNo te laves Lávalo No lo laves Vestirse VísteteNo te vistas Ponerse PonteNo te pongas

8. Los PRONOMBRES (reflexivos, directos… ****all pronouns MUST attach to the afirmativo and precede the negativo. Lavarse LávateNo te laves (lavar el carro) Lávalo No lo laves VestirseVísteteNo te vistas PonersePonteNo te pongas *Add an accent if the command is 2 syllables or longer when attaching pronouns.

9. Attach ALL pronouns to afirmativo commands. Put ALL pronouns before a negativo command. Yes, accent marks will be needed when the command is 3 or more syllables. Los pronombres

10. formales Start with yo Drop the o Add the opposite endings Hable hablemos hablen Coma comamos coman Viva vivamos vivan Negativo Just add no before the command

11. vosotros Afirmativo Take the r off of the infinitive Add d Hablad Comed Vivid Negativo Use the opposite present tense Vosotros form Habléis Comáis viváis