Los Mandatos
de Nosotros
¿Cómo y cuándo lo usamos?
Los Mandatos
overall review
1. Tú Commands
2. Usted Commands
3. Ustedes Commands
4. Nosotros (Let’s) Commands
All command form come from the
subjunctive tense EXCEPT for
AFFIRMATIVE Tú commands
El Subjunctivo con mandatos
Affirmative and
Negative Nosotros
Negative Tú
Affirmative and
Negative Usted
Affirmative and
Negative Ustedes
Los Mandatos
de nosotros
Let’s commands can be expressed
in one of two ways:
Vamos a estudiar – Let’s study
Estudiemos – Let’s study
Formation of the Subjunctive
1.“YO” form of the verb
2.Drop the “o”
3.Add opposite endings
4.-AR:
-emos
5.-ER / -IR:
-amos
Watch Out For…
1. Irregular Verbs in the
subjunctive
2. Orthographic Spelling Changes
3. One Letter Stem Changes in the
box 4 form subjunctive for ir
verbs whose stem reflect a stem
change
4. Dropping the “s” before adding
the pronoun “se” or “nos”
5. Accents when you attach
pronouns.
Watch Out for….
1. The 6 irregular verbs
D ar
Ir
S er
H aber
E star
S aber
demos
vayamos
seamos
hayamos
estemos
sepamos
Watch Out for….
2. Stem changes:
AR/ER verbs – no stem
change in the nosotros
IR verbs – ONLY ONE
LETTER
ie…dormir
durmamos
Watch Out for….
3. Orthographic spelling
changes:
G – GU llegar
lleguemos
C – QU tocar
toquemos
Z – C empezar empecemos
Watch Out for….
4. Affirmative Nosotros
commands that have
pronouns attached. Drop
the S off of the verb form
before attaching the nos or
se pronouns.
ie….lavémosnos
lavémonos
Watch Out for….
4. Affirmative Nosotros
commands that have
pronouns attached. Drop
the S off of the verb form
before attaching the nos or
se pronouns.
ie….Lavémoslo
Examples - Nosotros
Let’s talk!
Hablémonos.
Let’s write it.
Escribámoslo.
Let’s not study!
No estudiemos.
Let’s do it!
Hagámoslo.
Let’s not leave.
No salgamos