Affirmative Tú commands
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To give someone an affirmative tú command, use the Usted/ él/ ella form of the
verb. (Don’t forget stem changing/boot verbs)
o Tú no limpias tu dormitorio.
You don’t clean your room.
o ¡Limpia tu dormitorio!
Clean your room!
o Tienes que seguir derecho.
You have to go(continue) straight!
o ¡Sigue derecho!
Go straight!
o Necesitas repetir la palabra.
You need to repeat the word.
o ¡Repite la palabra!
Repeat the word!
o No quieres levantarte temprano.
You don’t want to get up early.
o ¡Levántate temprano!
Get up early!
Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands. To form many of these
commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the –go. Of course, there
are some that don’t follow this and need to be memorized.
Infinitive
Yo form
poner
tener
decir
salir
venir
hacer
ser
ir
pongo
tengo
digo
salgo
vengo
hago
soy
voy
Affirmative
tú command
pon
ten
di
sal
ven
haz
sé
ve
If you use a pronoun with an affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the
command at the end—it becomes a a compound word. When a pronoun is added to a
command of two or more syllables, a written accent mark is needed over the stressed
vowel.
o ¡Lávate las manos!
Wash your hands!
o ¡Cepíllate los dientes!
Brush your teeth!
o ¡Ayúdame por favor!
Help me please!
o ¡Escríbela¡
Write it (letter)!
o ¡Hazla!
Do it (homework)!
Affirmative Tú commands
•
•
•
•
To give someone an affirmative tú command, use the Usted/ él/ ella form of the
verb. (Don’t forget stem changing/boot verbs)
o Tú no limpias tu dormitorio.
You don’t clean your room.
o ¡Limpia tu dormitorio!
Clean your room!
o Tienes que seguir derecho.
You have to go(continue) straight!
o ¡Sigue derecho!
Go straight!
o Necesitas repetir la palabra.
You need to repeat the word.
o ¡Repite la palabra!
Repeat the word!
o No quieres levantarte temprano.
You don’t want to get up early.
o ¡Levántate temprano!
Get up early!
Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands. To form many of these
commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the –go. Of course, there
are some that don’t follow this and need to be memorized.
Infinitive
Yo form
poner
tener
decir
salir
venir
hacer
ser
ir
pongo
tengo
digo
salgo
vengo
hago
soy
voy
Affirmative
tú command
pon
ten
di
sal
ven
haz
sé
ve
If you use a pronoun with an affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the
command at the end—it becomes a a compound word. When a pronoun is added to a
command of two or more syllables, a written accent mark is needed over the stressed
vowel.
o ¡Lávate las manos!
Wash your hands!
o ¡Cepíllate los dientes!
Brush your teeth!
o ¡Ayúdame por favor!
Help me please!
o ¡Escríbela¡
Write it (letter)!
o ¡Hazla!
Do it (homework)!