Telling Someone What to do and What not to do By: Lindsey Anderson Jordan Henry Breeya Wright
To Tell Someone What to do, say • Ponte en forma: • Deja de fumar: • Ten cuidado: Get into shape Stop smoking Be careful
Affirmative regular commands • To tell someone to do something, use the él/ella form of the verb • Ex. Comer ---- come (eat) Bailar ----- baila (dance)
Negative regular commands • To tell someone not to do something, use the tú form. If the tú form has an a, change it to e. If the tú form has an e, change it to a. • Ex. Comer -- no comas (don’t eat) Bailar -- no bailes (don’t dance)
To tell Someone What not to do, say: • No seas…. flojo/a: Don’t be…… • No fumes mas: anymore Don’t smoke • No anadas sal…. . a la comida: Don’t add salt
Vocabulario • • El bienstar: well being Dedicar: to dedicate Entrenarse Para la compentencia: to train for a competition El estres: stress Evitar la grasa: to avoid fats El habito: habit Hacer regimen: to be on a diet • Mantenerse en forma to keep in shape • relajarse: to relax • Respirar refundamente: to breathe deeply • La salud: health
Irregular Informal Commands Infinitive Hacer Poner Tener Ir Venir Salir Decir Positive Haz Pon Ten Ve Se Ven Sal Di Negative No hagas No pongas No tengas No vayas No seas No vengas No salgas No digas
Informal Commands • To tell a friend to do something, use informal (tu) commands. • Pasea en bicicleta! Come mas verduras!