Nosotros commands Lets do something Nosotros Commands Lets
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Nosotros commands “Let’s do something!”
Nosotros Commands: “Let’s…. ” • Nosotros commands express the idea of “let’s” do something. The speaker is included. To form these: • you take the yo form, drop the O • and add the opposite “nosotros” ending • (This is the nosotros form of the present subjunctive also!). • This goes for irregular “yo” forms as well.
• Comer como comamos Comamos aquí. = Let’s eat here. • Compremos leche. = Let’s buy milk. • Poner pongo Pongamos la mesa. Let’s set the table.
• NOTE: -AR and -ER verbs do not stem-change in the nosotros, so you do not change them in the nosotros commands. • Pensar is e – ie but becomes • Pensemos • volver is o- ue but becomes volvamos • -IR verbs DO stem-change in the nosotros: either to –i or to –u : pidamos, durmamos
• Ex: Contemos el dinero = Let’s count the money. • (Notice that, although “contar” is a stemchanger, it does not change in the nosotros command form. )
• To make a nosotros command negative, just add a “no” before it! • Let’s not eat here. = _______________ • Let’s not do the homework = _______________
• Verbs that end in –car, -gar, -zar are going to change endings to: • Tocar toquemos, Pagar paguemos, Almorzar almorcemos
Estar Dar Ser Saber Ir Estemos Demos Seamos Sepamos Vamos (negative is vayamos)
• *You can also get the meaning “let’s” do something by using “Vamos a” but this can also mean “we are going to talk. ” So to be clear, it’s best to use the nosotros command forms. Try these! 1. Let’s do a project. ____________________ 2. Let’s not go to the store. __________________ 3. Let’s look for new clothes. ____________________ 4. Let’s not cook dinner. ____________________ 5. Let’s order food to go (para llevar). ____________________
Reflexive Nosotros Commands • When you are using a nosotros command with a reflexive verb: • you attach the reflexive pronoun (nos) to the verb, which is conjugated in the nosotros command form. • HOWEVER, you must remove the “s” from the nosotros ending and attach the “nos” directly to the end of the conjugated command: • Por Ejemplo: levantarse levantemos - s, + nos • = levantémonos. • Dormirse durmamos -s, + nos = • Durmámonos • (note the accent: an accent needs to be placed over the vowel on the third to last syllable to keep pronunciation consistent. )
• For negative reflexive nosotros commands, you simply put the pronoun before the command: • Por Ejemplo: bañarse bañemos • no nos bañemos. • Verse veamos • no nos veamos.
IRSE • Remember that Vamos is the positive nosotros command: “Let’s go!” so when you make it reflexive (irse = to leave let’s leave) you attach the “nos” to this form. • With the negative nosotros command for irse, just place the pronoun “nos” before the command (vayamos).
• Vámonos = let’s leave!/ Let’s get out of here! • No nos vayamos! = Let’s not leave!
Try these! 1. Let’s brush our teeth! ___________________ 2. Let’s wash our faces! ____________________ 3. Let’s go to bed early! ____________________ 4. Let’s have some fun. ____________________
5. Let’s love one another. ______________________ 6. Let’s support each other. ______________________ 7. Let’s not tell each other gossip. ______________________ 8. Let’s not feel frustrated. ______________________ 9. Let’s not sit down. _____________________
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