Commands direct positive negative prohibition indirect Hurry I

Commands direct positive negative (prohibition) indirect Hurry! I told him to hurry. Don’t hurry! I told him not to hurry.

Direct commands (positive) verb stem (singular) verb stem + te (plural) tace! tacete! n. b. irregular forms dic (say) duc (take) fer (carry) fac (do)

Direct commands (negative) noli + infinitive (singular) nolite + infinitive (plural) noli clamare! nolite clamare!

Direct commands specta! scribite! nolite pugnare! abite! noli ridere! noli lacrimare! da mihi!

Indirect commands (positive) Type 1 - iubere + infinitive tace! mater puerum tacere iubet mater puerum tacere iussit

Indirect commands (positive) Type 2 - any other command verb + UT + subjunctive tace! mater puerum monet ut taceret mater puerum monuit ut taceret

Indirect commands (negative) AKA prohibitions Type 2 - any other command verb + NE + subjunctive noli clamare! mater puerum monuit ne clamaret

Indirect commands Type 2 verbs from GCSE vocab list orare rogare to beg to ask hortari to encourage imperare to order + dative monere to warn, advise persuadere to persuade

Commands direct Hurry! positive negative (prohibition) festina! festinate! Don’t hurry! noli festinare! nolite festinare! indirect I told him to hurry. festinare iussi. monui ut festinaret. I told him not to hurry. monui ne festinaret.