El Mandato Afirmativo InformalInformal

For someone you wouldcall “tú” or “vosotros/-

as”.

Informal, or familiar,speech is used amongfriends, coworkers, relatives, or when addressing a child.

How to ask somebody to DO something?Part I - Tú

To make the affirmative informal (tú) commands is easy!

All you have to do is just use third person singular form:

hablar – habla!comer - come!

escribir – escribe!

Let’s Practice!

Habla (tú) más lentamente.Speak more slowly.

Escribe (tú) la carta.Write the letter.

• Come (tú) la cena.Eat the dinner.

Te toca a ti!Write the following affirmative commands

in the tu form :

Listen! (escuchar)

Eat! (comer) Pay! (pagar)Begin! (empezar)Visit! (visitar)Fly! (volar)Write! (escribir)

Irregulares

decir – dihacer – hazir – veponer – ponsalir – salser – sétener – tenvenir - ven

How to ask somebody NOT to do something?

Part I - TúThe negative informal (tú) commands are

formed the following way:

hablar - ar + es = no hables!comer - er + as = no comas!

escribir - ir + as = no escribas!

Let’s Practice!No hables más

lentamente.Don't speak more slowly.

No comas (tú) la cena.Don’t eat the dinner.

No escribas (tú) la carta.Don’t write the letter.

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