Affirmative Informal Commands Espaol 1 Captulo 6 Remember

Affirmative Informal Commands Español 1: Capítulo 6

Remember these? We learned a few commands with these: �¡Bésame! (“Kiss me!”) �¡Abrázame! (“Hug me!”)

�To tell someone you address as tú to do something, we use an Informal Affirmative Command. �Let’s break down this long name for a grammar topic… �“Informal” – you would address them with the informal tú �“Affirmative” – you want this person to do the action �“Command” – the form that the verb takes in Spanish when you tell someone to do something

To form an Informal Affirmative Command… Hablar – to talk 1. Conjugate for “tú” in the present tense Hablas – you talk 2. Drop the “-s” ¡Habla! – talk! The exclamation points are for emphasis. You don’t always need them

�Important: This means that if your verb is a stem-changer, it will keep its stem change in the command form. Pedir (e -> i) Almorzar (o -> ue) Pides Almuerzas ¡Pide! ¡Almuerza!

Irregular Informal Affirmative Commands �Of course there a few Informal Affirmative Commands that do not follow the normal steps to form commands. They are: Poner – Pon! Tener – Ten! Ser – Sé! Venir – Ven! Ir – Ve! Salir – Sal! Hacer – Haz! Decir – Di! (Say!)

�An easy way to remember the Irregular Informal Affirmative Commands is: Psst… Hi Dave. Not Dave

P – Poner (Pon!) S – Salir (Sal!) S – Ser (Sé!) T – Tener (Ten!) H – Hacer (Haz!) I – Ir (Ve!) D – Decir (Di!) V – Venir (Ven!)

Useful verbs for cooking These verbs will help you with your project – especially if you make them into commands � Abrir – to open � Añadir – to add � Calentar (e-ie) – to � Abre! � Añade! � Calienta! heat up � Cortar – to cut � Mezclar � Sacar – to mix – to take out � Corta! � Mezcla! � Saca!

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