MANDATOS Informal commands t Affirmative Negative Pronoun placement

¡MANDATOS! Informal commands (tú): Affirmative & Negative Pronoun placement

MANDATOS EN INGLÉS � Remember how easy it is for us to command in English? We do it everyday! Stand up! � Sit down! � Do your homework! � Take out the garbage! � Don’t walk! � Don’t run! �

LOS MANDATOS EN ESPAÑOL… … are little more complicated because we have so many ways of saying “you”: � Tú: informal, singular � Vosotros: informal, plural � Ud. : formal, singular � Uds. : formal, plural � We will concentrate on the informal commands.

TÚ COMMANDS // AFFIRMATIVE Affirmative tú commands are easier than you think! � All you have to do is… use the THIRD PERSON SINGULAR form of the verb � -AR verbs: -o, -as, -amos, -áis, -an -ER/-IR verbs: -o, -es, -emos/-imos, -éis/-ís, -en

EJEMPLOS � Por favor, pasa la aspiradora en la sala y saca la basura. � Please vacuum in the living room and take out the trash. � Lee el libro y contesta la pregunta. � Read the book and answer the question.

VAMOS A PRACTICAR! 1. Lavar / los platos 1. Lava los platos 2. Caminar / más 2. Camina más rápido 3. Pedir/ una receta 4. Comer / las rápido 3. Pide una receta 4. Come las verduras 5. Escribir / el número 6. Beber / el aqua verduras 5. Escribe el número

IRREGULAR TÚ COMMANDS (AFFIRMATIVE) Yes…there are irregulars here too! Lo siento! � But there is a pattern! � Yo form tú command Decir Digo Di Poner Pongo Pon Salir Salgo Sal Tener Tengo Ten Venir Vengo ven

IRREGULAR TÚ COMMANDS (AFFIRMATIVE) � Unfortunately, these 3 irregulars DO NOT have a pattern � Hacer � Haz � Ser la cama inmediatamente = sé � Sé � Ir = haz bueno = ve � ¡Ve a tu cuarto!

VAMOS A PRACTICAR � Say the answer � Di la respuesta � Come here � Ven aquí � Be cautious (tener � Ten cuidado) � Sal con tus � Go out with your friends � Set the table amigos � Pon la mesa

NEGATIVES Informal commands (tú): Negative

TÚ COMMANDS // NEGATIVE � Take the “yo” form of the verb (present tense) � Change the ending to the opposite TÚ ending � -AR = -es � -ER / -IR = -as

TÚ COMMANDS // NEGATIVE � -AR verbs Go to the “yo” � Drop the “o” � Add the –es � -ER / -IR verbs Go to the “yo” � Drop the “o” � Add the –as � � hablar � No hablo � No hables (Don’t speak!) comer � No como � No comas (Don’t eat!)

VAMOS A PRACTICAR! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Don’t talk! Don’t run! Don’t swim at night Don’t sing! Don’t forget! (olvidar) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ¡No hables! ¡No corras! ¡No nades por la noche! ¡No cantes! ¡No olvides!

TÚ COMMANDS (NEGATIVE) � Most “irregular yo” verbs DO NOT change ** - go, -zco, -yo, and –jo** � 3 examples: � � Salir � no -- salgo salgas // sal � Ofrecer � No -- ofrezco ofrezcas // ofrece � Escoger � No -- escojo escojas // escoge

IRREGULAR TÚ COMMANDS (NEGATIVE) � Some verbs need a spelling change to maintain the integrity of its sound � Think: **-car, -gar, -zar** � 3 examples: � Llegar � no llegues // llega � Buscar � no – (c qu) busques // busca � Cruzar � No -- (g gu) – (z c) cruces // cruza

VAMOS A PRACTICAR! Don’t eat lunch 1. (almorzar) 2. Eat lunch! 3. Don’t pay 4. Pay! 5. Don’t go out with your 1. friends 6. Go out with your friends 7. Be careful (tener cuidado) 8. Don’t be careful 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. No almuerces Almuerza No pagues Paga No salgas con tus amigos Sal con tus amigos Ten cuidado No tengas cuidado Toca la guitarra No toques la guitarra

IRREGULAR TÚ COMMANDS (NEGATIVE) � There also irregular negative commands. Dar � But they look VERY similar to the irregular formal commands! � Dé, esté, vaya, sepa, sea Negative tú commands No des Estar No estés Ir No vayas Saber No sepas Ser No seas

VAMOS A PRACTICAR! 1. Don’t give that gift 1. No des ese regalo 2. Don’t be nervous 2. No estés nervioso 3. Don’t go to the store 3. No vayas a la tienda 4. No sepas la respuesta 5. No seas malo 4. Don’t know the answer 5. Don’t be bad

COMMANDS & PRONOUN PLACEMENT Informal commands

¡¡THIS WORKS THE SAME FOR BOTH TÚ AND UD. /UDS. COMMANDS!! � In AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS the pronoun… � FOLLOWS the verb (at the end) � Is ATTACHED � In NEGATIVE COMMANDS the pronoun… � Goes BEFORE the verb � It stands ALONE

EJEMPLOS § ¡Llámame luego! § § Tráeme la medicina § § Bring me the medicine No te sientes en una silla incómoda § § Call me later! Don’t sit in an uncomfortable chair No te pongas tus sandalias en el invierno

¿¿CUÁLES PRONOMBRES SE DEBE USAR? ? � You can use DIRECT, INDIRECT, and REFLEXIVE pronouns � DIRECT: me, te, lo, la, nos, los, las � INDIRECT: me, te, le, nos, les � REFLEXIVE: me, te, se, nos, se

LAS REGLAS � The rules stay the same as with DOUBLE OBJECTS (indirect, direct & “le=se”) � The order is = INDIRECT (to whom? To what? ) then DIRECT (who? what? ) � Think � DIRECT: Tú / comprar /un libro / para mí � � Cómpramelo No me lo compres INDIRECT: Tú / dar / el libro / a mí � � --- I. D. (Indirect Object, Direct Object) Dámelo No me lo des REFLEXIVE: Tú / ponerse / las sandalias � Póntelas No te las pongas

LE = SE – REPASO � � le lo = se lo le la = se la le los = se los le las = se las les lo = se lo les la = se la les los = se los les las = se las **regular** � No me lo compres. � Don't � buy it for me. **changed** � No se las traigas. � Don't bring them to her. Se = her � Las = them � � Muéstraselo � Show it to him/her

VAMOS A VER – SE/LE **DON’T WORRY ABOUT ACCENTS…YET** � Don’t explain it to them � � (decir/lo/le) Read the book to him � � (compar/los/le) Don’t tell him that � (leer/lo/le) Write the information for her � No se lo expliques � No se los compres � No se lo digas � Léeselo � Escríbesela (explicar/lo/les) Don’t buy those for her � � (escribir/la/le)

LOS ACCENTOS!! The accent helps maintain stress on the correct syllable. � If the command has only one syllable, a written accent is only necessary when two pronouns are added. � � Dime (di) � Dímelo � Tell me Tell it to me // Tell me it If the command has more than one syllable, a written accent is required when one or more pronouns are added. (stress stays on verb stem) � Cómpralos(com/pra) � Cómpramelos Buy them for me// buy me those

¡VAMOS A PRACTICAR! -- THINK I. D. ! 1. Tell me 1. Dime 2. Look at it 2. Míralo 3. Give me the book 3. Dámelo 4. Don’t make dinner (la cena) 4. No la hagas 5. Put on your shoes! 5. Póntelos 6. Don’t eat junk food (comida basura) 6. No la comas 7. Don’t tell them the secret (el secreto) 7. No se lo digas 8. Don’t buy the prescription for her 8. No se la pagues 9. Don’t tell it to her/him/them 9. No se lo traigas 10. Sit up straight (bien) 10. Siéntate bien