El Imperativo
o
Mandatos
UD. & Uds.
Commands
The imperative is used to:
• Tell people what to do!!!
For example:
Do the dishes!
Leave!
Go to bed!
Don’t go!
Help you sister!
Sit down!
Make me a sandwich
Shut up!!!
When speaking to an adult or
someone you don’t know
you use: the
UD. command
When speaking to a group or more
than one person
you use: the UDS.
command
How to form the imperative of
–AR verbs
• Start with the “yo” form present tense
of a verb.
•Remove the “o”
Ex:
Hablo
Add the opposite vowel.
Add an “e” or “en” to –AR verbs
e
en
How to form the imperative of
–ER and –IR verbs
• Start with the “yo” form present tense
of a verb.
•Remove the “o”
Ex:
Tengo
Add the opposite vowel.
Add an
“a” or “an” to –ER ans –IR verbs
a
an
Salir = To Leave
Speaking to an adult or someone you don’t know use UD. COMMAND
Salga Ud.
Speaking to a group or more than 1 person use UDS. COMMAND
Salgan Uds.
Salte Ud.
Bailen Uds.
Canten Uds.
Does your mother ever tell you to do the
Do the
DISHES
DISHES!!
The
DISHES
are
the IRREGULAR
Ud. and Uds.
COMMANDS
Dar
De
I r
Vaya
S er
Sea
Haber
Haya
E star
Este
S aber
Sepa
Spelling change in Ud. and Uds.
commands
Verbs that end in:
•-CAR
-Tocar - toque
•-GAR
-Pagar - pague
•-ZAR
-Cruzar - cruce
When speaking to a friend,
family member or pet
you use:
the
Tú command
How to form the
TÚ command
• Use the 3rd person singular form of
the present tense.
That’s it!!!!!
Ex:
hablo
hablas
habla
hablamos
hablan
Fill in with the “tú” command
• comer = ___________________
• jugar = ____________________
• escribir = ___________________
• volver = ___________________
• cruzar = ___________________
• dar= ______________________
• empezar = ______________________
Irregulares
•Salir
•Poner
•Tener
•Venir
•Decir
•Ser
•Ir
•Hacer
•To leave
•To put
•To have
•To come
•To say
•To be
•To go
•To make
SALIR –
SAL
PONER –
PON
TENER –
TEN
VENIR –
VEN
DECIR –
DI
SER –
SE
IR –
VE
HACER -
HAZ
How to form the
NEGATIVE TÚ command
• Use the UD. command and add an “S”
• Start with the “yo” form present tense of
a verb.
•Remove the “o” and add the opposite vowel.
Add an “E” to –AR verbs
Add an “A” to –ER and -IR
No hablo
No beb o
e
a
Fill in with the
“negative tú” command
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
comer = ___________________
jugar = ____________________
escribir = ___________________
volver = ___________________
cruzar = ___________________
dar= ______________________
ir = _______________________
ser = ______________________