Informal Commands Positive T Commands How do you

Informal Commands

Positive (+) Tú Commands

How do you form it? Tú (+) Step 1 • Use the he/she form of the present tense • Ejemplo caminar comer escribir camina come escribe

Irregular Tú (+) Commands decir hacer ir poner salir ser tener venir di haz ve pon sal sé ten ven MEMORIZE!!!!

Negative (-) Tú Commands

How do you form it? Tú (-) Step 1 • Yo form of the present Step 2 • Drop –o Step 3 • Add opposite endings AR verbs. ES ER/IR Verbs- AS caminar. Step 1 - camino Step 2 - camin Step 3 - No camines comer. Step 1 - como Step 2 - com Step 3 - No comas

Irregular Tú (-) Commands • • • DAR- No des IR- No vayas Ser- No seas Haber- No hayas Estar- No estés Saber- No sepas MEMORIZE!!!!

Spelling Changes Commands 1. car - c qu 2. gar - g gu 3. zar - z c verb 1. sacar step 1 step 2 step 3 spelling change 2. llegar saco saces saques llego lleges llegues 3. almorzar almuerzo almuerzes almuerces

Why do we put (-) commands in the “yo” form first? • • Stem Changing Verbs e- ie e–i o- ue • Spelling Changes in the “yo” form LOOK AT YOUR PRESENT TESE REVIEW HANDOUT!!!!

Commands with Reflexive Verbs

How do you form tú ( + ) commands? Step 1 • Use the he/she form of the present tense cepillarse cepillase Step 2 • Chage the “se” to “te” cepillase - cepillate Step 3 • Count three vowels backwards and add an accent • cepíllate 3 2 1

How do you form Tú ( - ) commands? Step 1 - Drop the “se” and roll it to the front - Cepillarse No se cepillar Step 2 • Chage the “se” to “te” No se cepillar No te cepillar Step 3 - Yo form, drop “o”, and add opposite endings No te cepillar No te cepilles

Commands with Direct Object Pronouns

Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish) me (me) nos (us) te (you) vos lo la (him or it) (her or it) los (them, you all) las (them, you all) (you all inf. )

How do you form tú ( + ) commands? Step 1 • Use the he/she form of the present tense comer los tacos come los tacos Step 2 • Substitute los tacos with “los” and attach it come los tacos - comelos Step 3 • Count three vowels backwards and add an accent • cómelos 3 2 1

How do you form Tú ( - ) commands? Step 1 • Yo form, drop “o”, and add opposite endings Comer los tacos No comas los tacos Step 2 • Substitute los tacos with “los” and roll it in front of the verb No comas los tacos No los comas