Affirmative Informal Commands Affirmative Informal Commands To tell

Affirmative Informal Commands

Affirmative Informal Commands • To tell someone you address as tú to do something, you will use an affirmative informal command.

Affirmative Informal Commands • To form the affirmative informal command of regular or stem changing verbs, just drop the final s off the end of the tú form of the verb.

Affirmative Informal Commands Infinitive form of Tú form of the verb Affirmative Informal Command hablar to speak hablas you speak habla speak comer to eat comes you eat come eat pedir to ask for pides you ask for pide ask for

Irregular Affirmative Informal Commands • Some verbs have irregular affirmative informal command forms. • You will have to memorize these command forms.

Irregular Affirmative Informal Commands Infinitive form of the verb tener - to have venir - to come poner - to put ir - to go ser - to be hacer - to do, make salir - to leave, go out Affirmative Informal Command ten - have ven - come pon - put ve - go sé - be haz - do, make sal - leave, go out

Affirmative Informal Commands • Here are some verbs you might use to ask someone to help you with chores. • They all have regular command forms. • Note that calentar is an e to ie stem changing verb. abrir – to open calentar* – to heat up sacar – to take out cortar – to cut mezclar – to mix añadir – to add

Ejemplos • Make affirmative informal commands for each of the sentences below. Use the verb in parenthesis. • 1. _______ las zanahorias. (comer) • 2. _______ conmigo. (hablar) • 3. _______ los sandwiches. (pedir) • 4. _______ tu tarea. (hacer) • 5. _______ la mesa. (poner) • 6. _______ los platos. (lavar) • 7. _______ cuidado. (tener) • 8. _______ al cine con tus amigos. (ir) • 9. _______ la basura. (sacar) • 10. _______ la puerta. (abrir)

Practica • Activity 30: Graciela is helping her brother prepare a fruit salad. Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative informal command, use the verbs in parenthesis. • Activity 31: Give your friend advice on how to get good grades in school. Write complete sentences. • Activity 32: With a partner take turns telling each other what chores need to be done based on the pictures. Use affirmative informal commands. • • Activity 32: 1. pasar la aspiradora 2. hacer la cama 3. cortar el césped 4. arreglar la sala 5. sacar la basura 6. poner la mesa

Exit slip • 1. Who do you use informal affirmative commands with? • 2. How do you form them? • 3. Give the affirmative informal command form of the following verbs: comer, dibujar, escribir