Grammar tú Commands

Affirmative CommandsY

Negative Commands

Informal Affirmative Commands

• Commands may be informal or formal, singular or plural.

• Use the present tense of the verb when its singular or formal affirmative command.

• Verbs are stem changing or changing in spelling, present tense, usually use the same stem change in informal singular commands.

Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands

• Decir• Ir• Salir• Tener• Hacer• Poner• Ser• Venir

• Di• Ve• Sal• Ten• Haz• Pon• Sé• Ven

Negative Commands

Telling Someone What Not To Do

Ud. Y Uds.

• Negative Ud. And Uds. Commands or negative nosotros/as commands are the same for affirmative command but no in front of the verb.

• One exception negative nosotros/as command for ir; ¡Vamos!-- ¡No Vayamos!

Tú

• The negative tú command is formed by adding an –s and placing no before the verb.

Object and Reflixive Pronouns

• For negative commands, these must go before the verb.

• When put in the same verb, the indirect object pronoun will go before the direct object pronoun.