Informal Commands In Spanish When we want to

Informal Commands

In Spanish… • When we want to tell a friend, a kid, or someone you know on a first name basis to do something, we use informal (tú) commands…

Informal Commands • Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts • Lets begin with the do’s. To state affirmative commands, conjugate the verb in tú form and drop the “s. ” Hablar STATEMENT COMMAND Hablas (tú) caminas ¡Camina! Walk! (tú) comes ¡Come! Eat! (tú) duermes ¡Duerme! Sleep!

Informal Affirmative Irregular Commands venir = ven decir = di * ir and ver have the same salir = sal tú command, context will determine the meaning. hacer = haz tener = ten ir = ve poner = pon ser = sé (mantener= mantén) Ven di sal haz ten ve pon sé Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh!

Placement of reflexive and object pronouns in tú commands. - Placement of pronouns follows the same rules as in formal commands (Ud. and Uds. ). - Pronouns are attached to commands. If the command has two or more syllables, a written accent mark is added to maintain the original stress pattern. Use the pronoun TE with reflexive verbs when using informal commands. Rules for Accent Marks Ex: alegrarse ¡Alégrate! (Be happy! ) • 1 pronoun, 3 rd syllable back • 2 pronouns, 4 th syllable back sentarse ¡siéntate (Sit down! ) pedir ¡Pídetelo! (Ask her for it!) * Remember when using direct and indirect object pronouns. Indirect object pronouns come first (people come first).

Prácticamos… • Open the window!… – Verb Abrir • Conjugate in the tú form and drop the s. • abre ¡Abre la ventana!

Más prática… • Speak now!. . . - Verb hablar - habla ¡Habla ahora!

Más práctica… • Drink water!. . . - Verb beber - bebe ¡Bebe agua!

Negative Commands • To state negative (tú) commands - Start with the present tense “yo” Drop the “o” Add the opposite tú form ending (-as for er/ir verbs) (-es for ar verbs) STATEMENT (tú) dice (tú) corres (tú) duermes COMMAND ¡No digas mentiras! Don’t say lies! ¡No corras! Don’t run! ¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!

Let’s work on negative commands… • Don’t buy pizza!. . . - Verb comprar - Put comprar in the “YO” form= compro - Drop the “O” =comp - Opposite “tú” form ending –as to –es= compres ¡No compres la pizza!

Informal Negative Irregulars Irregulares : dies dar ir estar ser = no des = no vayas = no estés = no seas * Place reflexive and object pronouns before the conjugated verb in a negative command. Ex: No te sientas triste. No me lo digas. Don’t feel sad Don’t tell me (it).

Let’s work on negative commands… • Don’t open the door!. . . - Verb abrir ¡No abras la puerta!

Let’s work on negative commands… • Don’t drink soda!. . . - Verb beber ¡No bebas los refrescos!

Verbs with spelling changes: -car, gar, and -zar There are several verbs that change spelling when made into negative commands to keep their sound… 1. Jugar- ¡No juegues! - g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound 2. Verbs ending in –car like Practicar - ¡No practiques! -c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound -

Any stem changes or spelling changes in the “yo” form still remain in negative commands. hablar traer decir salir conocer = no hables = no traigas = no digas = no salgas = no conozcas

Let’s work on negative commands… • These next verbs have spell changes… – Either g changes to gue OR c changes to a que Don’t play in the house! - Verb jugar- in tú form = juegas - Change –as to –es and remember spelling change!= juegues ¡No juegues en la casa!

Let’s work on negative commands… Don’t arrive late! ¡No llegues tarde! Don’t touch the piano! -Verb tocar in tú form = tocas -Change –as to –es and remember the spelling change!= toques ¡No toques el piano!

Te toca a ti… Eat more fruit! ¡Come más frutas! Sleep 8 hours a day! ¡Duerme ocho horas al día!

Te toca a ti… Don’t run in the house! ¡No corras en casa! Don’t open the book! ¡No abras el libro!

Negative Irregular Song The song is to the tune of “Happy Birthday” in order to remember the irregular forms of the negative tú commands. http: //www. carla. umn. edu/strategies/sp_grammar/strategies/form/moods/com mands/negativetu/asong. html

Informal Command Song (If Your Happy and you Know it) If your commanding in the “tú, ” just drop the “s” (in the tú form) But if it’s negative, drop the “o” in the “yo” And don’t forget, opposite “tú” form ending olé 2 x

Informal Command Songs http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m 9 y_g. PGL 7 Ko (informal commands song) http: //www. carla. umn. edu/strategies/sp_grammar/strategies/form/moods/c ommands/negativetu/asong. html (Negative irregular song for informal commands)