We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things. In Spanish, commands have...

Los Mandatos

We use commands to give instructions or to ask people to do things.

In Spanish, commands have different forms to distinguish between formal (usted/ustedes) and informal address.

Formal commands use subjunctive forms, with the implied meaning that the speaker is trying to influence the listener to do something.

La formación de los Mandatos Formales

La formación de los Mandatos Formales

“Yo form, drop the O, flip flop!” Just like the subjunctive

Some verbs have irregular 1st person singular forms in the present tense.

Present Tense

pongo traigo vengo hago digo tengo oigo

Ud. U ds. ponga

pongan traiga

traigan venga

vengan haga hagan diga digan tengatengan oiga oigan

This change is carriedover to the commands.

Others need to be changed for spelling reasons: -car/-gar/-zar

Present Tense toco saco busco juego llego pago almuerzo comienzo abrazo

Ud. Uds. toque toquen saque saquen busque busquen juegue jueguen llegue lleguen pague paguen almuerce almuercen comience comiencen abrace abracen

Dar

Ir

Ser

Haber

Estar

Saber

No des

No vayas

No seas

No estés

No sepas

There are six irregular verbs in the command form. (DISHES)

Irregulares

X (only for subjunctive)

Stem-changing verbs and must continue to be so…. (e,-ie), (o,-ue), (e,-i)

Present Tense

pienso enciendo recomiendo me divierto duermo me acuesto pido sigo me visto

Usted Commands

piense encienda recomiende diviértase duerma acuéstese pida siga vístase

Ustedes Commands

piensen enciendan recomienden diviértanse duerman acuéstense pidan sigan vístanse

Negative Commands

Negative commands are formed by placing no in front of the command form.No llegue tarde.

Don’t arrive late.

No dén propinas a todos los empleados.Don’t give tips to all of the employees.

Informal (TÚ) commands You use these

commands with people you are familiar with.

NOTE: These are used with only ONE person.

How to form the TÚ command

The informal command is formed with the third person singular:

come

comes

como comemos

coméis

comen

Let’s look at the following commands:

Present Tense comprar sacar barrer seguir doblar cruzar almorzar comenzar parar

Tú ¡Compra! ¡Saca la basura! ¡Barre el piso! Sigue derecho Dobla a la derecha Cruza la calle Almuerza Comienza ¡Para!

Negative tú commands are different – ¡Yo form, drop the O, flip flop!

Present Tense comprar sacar barrer seguir prender correr almorzar comenzar parar

Tú ¡No compres! ¡No saques la basura! ¡No barras el piso! No sigas derecho No prendas el carro. No corras con tijeras No almuerces No comiences ¡No pares!

The irregular tú commands

Vin Diesel has ten weapons!

Ven – venir “Ven acá”

Di – decir “Di la verdad”

Sal – salir “Sal de mi casa”

Haz – hacer “Haz tu tarea”

Ten - tener “Ten cuidado”

Ve – ir “Ve a clase”

Pon – poner “Pon la mesa”

Sé – ser “Sé mi amigo”

Dar

Ir

Ser

Haber

Estar

Saber

dé, den

vaya, vayan

sea, sean

esté, estén

sepa, sepan

There are six irregular verbs in the command form. (DISHES)

Irregulares

X (only for subjunctive)

What about pronouns?

“Negative beginning but positive ending”

Positive commands – the pronoun(s) are attached to the END (mandatory)

¡Dímelo! Hazla ahora.Sígueme.Encuéntralo.

What about pronouns?

“Negative beginning but positive ending”

For ALL commands (informal and formal), the rules are:

Negative commands – the pronoun(s) go in the beginning (before the verb)

¡No lo comas! ¡No me digas!

A final review

Formal commands

1. Are used with people that you respect or more than one person.

2. Use the subjunctive.3. DISHES are the

irregulars.4. Pronouns are

attached on positive commands.

5. Pronouns go before the verb on negative commands.

Informal (tú) commands

1. Are used with only one person that you are familiar with.2. Use él/ella form of verb on

positive commands and the subjunctive tú on the negative commands.

3. DISHES are the irregulars for the negative commands.

4. Vin Diesel has ten weapons gives you the irregulars for positive commands.

5. Pronouns are attached on positive commands.

6. Pronouns go before the verb on negative commands.

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