Affirmative UstedUstedes commands formal commands Affirmative Usted commands
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Affirmative Usted/Ustedes commands (formal commands)
Affirmative Usted commands are used to tell someone you are unfamiliar with TO DO something Affirmative Ustedes commands are used to tell a group of people TO DO something
Affirmative Ud/Uds. conjugation: 1. Go to the “yo” form 2. Drop the “-o” 3. Add the opposite ending -AR verbs -------------e -en -ER/-IR verbs -------------a -an
Práctica: Conjugate in the USTED form (formal command) 1. Dance! – bailar = ¡_________! 2. Run! – correr = ¡_________! 3. Eat! – comer = ¡_________! 4. Give! – dar = ¡_________! 5. Share! – compartir = ¡_______!
The irregulars in both the Usted/Ustedes forms are the same • S – ser sea/sean = Be! • I – ir vaya/vayan = Go! • D – dar dé/den = Give! • E – estar esté/estén = Be! • S – saber sepa/sepan = Know! • All of these verbs can be identified as irregular because they have irregular yo forms and can’t follow the conjugation formation for commands! • -CAR/-GAR/-ZAR verbs now apply: c que/quen, g gue/guen, z ce/cen
Negative Ud. /Uds. conjugation: 1. Go to the “yo” form 2. Drop the “-o” 3. Add the opposite ending -AR verbs -------------e -en 4. Add “no” in front of the verb -ER/-IR verbs -------------a -an
Negative irregulars are the same as affirmative irregulars • S – ser No sea/no sean • I – ir No vaya/vayan • D – dar No dé/den • E – estar No esté/estén • S – saber No sepa/sepan • All of these verbs can be identified as irregular because they have irregular yo forms and can’t follow the conjugation formation for commands! • -CAR/-GAR/-ZAR verbs now apply: c -que/quen, g -gue/guen, z -ce/cen
Para formar el mandato con un pronombre: Sentar(se) Sienta(te) Siéntate The stress naturally falls on the second-to-last syllable if the word ends in a vowel, n, or s. When the pronoun is added, it adds an additional syllable. An accent must be added to maintain the original pronunciation.
