¡Exprésate! UNOChapter 7

Negative Informal CommandsPage 252

Punto #1

• An affirmative command tell someone what to do. The affirmative informal command form of most verbs is the tú form without the final ‘s’.

• Come bien and duerme lo suficiente.• Eat right and get enough sleep.

Punto #2

• A negative command tells someone not to do something. To form the negative informal command of most –ar verbs, drop the final o of the yo form and add –es.

• fumar→fumo→fumes→No fumes. • Don’t smoke.• trabajar→trabajo→trabajes→No trabajes.• Don’t work.

Punto #3

• To form the negative informal command of most –er and –ir verbs, drop the final o of the yo form and add –as.

• venir→vengo→vengas→No vengas.• Don’t come.• comer→como→comas→no comas.• Don’t eat.

Punto #3 continued…

• Dormir→duermo→duermas→No duermas.• Don’t sleep.

Punto #4

• These verbs have irregular negative informal commands.

• Dar→no des. (Don’t give.)• Ser→no seas. (Don’t be.)• Ir→no vayas. (Don’t go.)• Poner →no pongas. • Salir →no salgas.

Punto #4

• These verbs have irregular negative informal commands.

• Hacer →no hagas.• Decir →no digas.• Tener →no tengas• Venir →no vengas

Punto #4

• These verbs have irregular affirmative command forms.

• hacer→Haz. (Do.)• Ir→Ve. (Go.)• Poner→Pon. (Put/place.)• Salir→Sal. (Leave.)• Ser→Sé. (Be.)

Punto #4 continued…

• Tener→Ten. (Have.)• Venir→Ven. (Come.)• Decir →Di. (Say. Tell.)