NOTES
Mandates informales (tú)
1. We use commands to order people, suggest, persuade,
recommend and to advise someone.
EX) Clean your room.
Come here!
2. To form the informal command (tú), simply use the él, ella,
usted form of the present tense.
EX)
caminar
pensar (e-ie)
Camino
pienso
Caminas
piensas
Camina
¡Camina!
Piensa
¡piensa!
Caminamos
pensamos
Caminan
piensan
3. Whenever you use the exclamation points, remember to also
write them at the beginning of the command in Spanish.
NOTE: verbs that stem-change in the present will obviously
Change when you form commands.
4. There are many irregular commands. Here are some that you
need to know for now.
HACER
PONER
IR
VENIR
DECIR
SALIR
SER
TENER
EX) say the truth.
Go out. Get out.
to do
to put/place/set
to go
to come
to say/tell
to go out/
to be
to have
HAZ
PON
VE
VEN
DI
SAL
SÉ
TEN
Di la verdad
Sal.
Put your book here.
Pon tu libro aquí.
ASSIGNMENT:
Write 7(siete) commands, which you’ll use to command
different people around the class. People have to perform the
commands. Make sure commands are appropriate. Write their
name as you command them. Use irregular commands as well
as regular.
5. Whenever you use pronouns (reflexive or DOP), they have to
be attached to the commands. When the command is more
than two syllables, add an accent three syllables back.
EX)
help me!
Walk him.
¡Ayúdame!
Camínalo
Do it.
Hazlo
watch her. Mírala.
ASMGMENT.::;:: YOU ARE GOING TO WRITE SEVEN
COMMANDS THAT YOU WILL USE TO COMMAND
SEVEN DIFFERENT STUDENTS IN THE CLASS. YOUR
PHRASES HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 6 WORDS. MAKE
SURE THEY ARE APPROPRIATE. HAVE FUN. YOU
HAVE 7 MIN. COLLECTED TODAY…
ex) ¡Ve al pizarrón y escribe la palabra perro!
Also, for those students that are in a border line, and wish to
improve their class overall grade average, there is an extra credit
optional assignment on the Cleveland website. It’s simple.
Look at it. Basically, you have to cook something, and tell the
class using the command form how to cook it. You can make a
video, if you wish.
NOTES pg. 356
Negative TÚ commands
1. USES: to tell, recommend or advise someone what not to
do.
EX) don’t go!
Don’t eat that.
2. TO FORM REGULAR COMMANDS: -AR verbs, drop the
ending and add –es. –ER/-IR verbs, drop the ending and add
–as.
EX) hablar No hables comer No comas
dormir no duermas
NOTE: verbs that stem-change in the present will also
Stem-change when you form the negative TÚ command.
3. TO FORM NEG. TÚ COMMANDS FOR -GO VERBS
(venir, tener, salir, poner, hacer..etc): you conjugate the verb
in the YO present tense form, drop the –O and add –as.
EX) verb
Venir
yo present tense
vengo
negative command
no vengas
4. TO FORM NEG. TÚ COMMANDS FOR –GAR/ZAR/CAR
ENDING VERBS (practicar, jugar, comenzar, investigar,
picar, pagar, almorzar, tocar) you spell change the same way
as you do in the preterit tense:-gar------gues
-car---ques -zar----ces
EX)practicar No practiques
Jugar
no juegues
Empezar no empieces
picar
no piques
pagar
no pagues
almorzar no almuerces
5. TO FORM IRREGULAR NEG. TÚ COMMANDS: you
memorize them. These are some that you need to know for
now.
DAR
IR
ESTAR
SER
EX)
to give
to go
to be
to be
don’t be silly.
Don’t go with her.
NO DES
NO VAYAS
NO ESTÉS
NO SEAS
No seas tonto.
No vayas con ella.
NOTE: whenever we have pronouns, they have to be written
between the no and the command.
EX)
don’t do it!
Don’t tell him.
¡No lo hagas!
¡No le digas!
Hi
NOTES: “USTED AND USTEDES” COMMANDS
1. You already know how to form affirmative and negative TÚ
commands.
EX) camina! No camines! Come! No comas! Ven! No vengas!
2. Well, in Spanish the commands vary depending on whom we
are talking to.( TU, USTED, USTEDES.) In English you
only have one form no matter whether you are talking to a
friend, your mother or a group of students.
TÚ
UD.
UDS.
camina
no camines
Camine No camine
Caminen No caminen
walk
walk
walk
don’t walk
don’t walk
don’t walk
3. You form commands the following way:
TÚ
UD.
UDS.
CAMINAR
camina
no camines
Camine No camine
Caminen No caminen
BEBER
bebe
no bebas
beba
no beba
beban
no beban
SENTIR (E-IE)
TÚ SIENTE
NO SIENTAS
UD. SIENTA
NO SIENTA
UDS.SIENTAN
NO SIENTAN
4. To form commands of –GO verbs, follow the same pattern as
the negative TÚ commands. Also, there are irregular
commands. Refer to your command sheet.