1. Imperative Negative tú commands Don’t do it. (No lo hagas)

2. Your task: Write 5 negative sentences in the tú form

3. Negative tú commands Start with the yo form (1 st person/I) of the verb. Change the ending: corto ar verbseser/ir verbs as cortarbarrerabrir barroabroesas

4. I thought these were negative! They are. Write “no” in front of the verb. Let’s see: No te cortes el pelo. No barras el piso con la camisa. No abras el libro en un examen. Do not cut your hair. Do not sweep the floor with your shirt. Do not open your book during an exam. The pronoun is placed before the verb in negative commands

5. Now what? Spelling changes You might have to make spelling changes to keep correct pronunciation: No llegoNo llegues No cargo No cargue s No sacoNo saques

6. Aarrg! Captain, these be rogues! Sorry, these you have to memorize: dar-no des estar-no estés ir-no vayas saber-no sepas Ser-no seas