Sometimes you will need to add a Direct Object Pronoun to specify what you want the person to do. Instead of saying “Eat the fruit,” you can just say, “eat it.” We are going to do this with Tú commands now, but the rule applies for Usted and Ustedes commands, too.

Informal commands

How do you form an affirmative tú command? You take the ___él, ella, usted_____ form of the ___present tense_________.Examples: Hablar ____habla_____ Escribir _____escribe________ Comer ____come________In relation to you, what kind of person

receives an affirmative tú command? __friend/equal___

To figure out what your DOP is, you need to decide several things:

Masculine/feminineSingular/ plural

Masculine singular = lo

Feminine singular = la

Masculine plural = los

Feminine plural = las

Ejemplos: La fruta = la. El perro = lo. El libro = lo. Las faldas _____________Los libros = los. La pluma = la. Los vestidos = _____________

Add the DOP to the end of the command, then COUNT 3 syllables away from the last syllable of the word with the DOP attached, and put an accent on the 3rd-to-last vowel sound.Eat the fruit Come la fruta Comela

accent added to 3rd-to-last syllable Cómela. (Eat it)

Take the pictures Saca las fotos Sacalas Sácalas. (Take them)

With a formal command, take the opposite ending and add the DOP:

Instead of Sácalas, it’s…SáquelasWrite the letter Escribe la carta Escribela Escríbela ( Write it)Or for ustedes…..Escríbanla

1. Buy the dress (Buy it) __________________________________

2. Wear the skirt (Wear it) ____________________________3. Drive the car (Drive it)

______________________________4. Prepare the homework (Prepare it)

____________________________5. Help the friends (Help them)

______________________________6. Use the pens (Use them)

________________________________

Repaso de ayer (recap from yesterday)1. Forming affirmative tú commands: (DO THIS)

1. Take the he/she form of the verb (come, escribe, habla)irregulars: Decir= Hacer= Ir / IRSE= Poner= Salir = Ser= Tener= Venir =

Negative tú commands: (DON’T DO THIS)Take the yo form of the verb, drop the O, add opposite Tú ending.Comer = como -> com-> comas = no comas.

Escribir = escribo -> escrib -> escribas = no escribas

Hablar = hablo -> habl -> hables = no hables.Irregular negative tú commands are the same as the irregular usted commands (no vaya for usted, no vayas for tú)

Attaching DOPIf you want to say Eat it, read it, buy them, etc….1. For affirmative Tú or Usted commands, attach the DOP

to the command, then put an accent on the 3rd to last syllable:

2. Buy them(the pants), sir = Cómprelos.3. Buy them (the pants) for tú = Cómpralos.4. Write it(the book), sir = Escríbalo5. Write it (the book) tú = Escríbelo.6. Understand me, sir! = Entiéndame.7. Understand me (friend) = Entiéndeme.

Negative commands and DOP placementJust put the DOP or IOP the same place you would in a regular sentence, not attached.People (IOPs) first, then DOP second. Don’t eat it (the cake)

Usted =No lo comaTú =No lo comas

Don’t bring me it (the homework).Usted =No me la traigaTú =No me la traigas

7. Cross the street (Cross it) ______________________________8. Do the the homework (Do it) ______________________________9. Start the project (Start it) ________________________________10. Play the game (Play it) __________________________________11. Read the book (Read it) ___________________________________12. Set the table/ (Set it) ___________________________________

Infinitive Affirmative Tú Command

Decir  Hacer  Ir / IRSE (more common)

 

Poner  Salir  Ser  Tener  Venir  

IRSEIrse = to go away/leaveCommand = váyase for usted

=vete for tú

Vete = scram!

1. Be careful! _______________________________2. Be good. _________________________________3. Come to my house. _______________________4. Tell the truth. _______________________________5. Set the table. ______________________________6. Go to your room!

____________________________________7. Leave from here!

_______________________________________8. Do the homework.

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When you want to tell someone NOT to do something, use a negative command. Negative tú commands are formed by taking the ___yo____ form of the present tense, dropping the __o___, and adding the opposite “tú” ending.

If you start with an –AR verb, use the –ER/-IR verb ending for “tú.”

HABLAR -> Hablo -> Habl -> Hables. Final =

___No hables__= don’t talk.

If you start with an –ER or –IR verb, take the AR verb ending for “tú.”

ESCRIBIR-> Escribo -> Escrib -> escribas Final =

__No escribas____ = don’t write.

If the yo form is irregular, the same rule applies.

Tener -> tengo -> teng -> Tengas. Final = _____No tengas_miedo____ =don’t be scared.

1. Don’t eat the cake. ____________________________

2. Don’t cook the enchiladas. ____________________________________

3. Don’t return to the school. _____________________________________

4. Don’t buy the boots. ____________________________________

5. Don’t repeat the question. __________________________6. Don’t study for the test. ___________________________7. Don’t do all the homework. ______________________________________

Some verbs have irregular forms for negative tú commands. None of the yo forms here end in yo, which is why they have special forms. Can you guess which infinitive goes with each command below?

Infinitive Negative tú command

  des  estés  vayas  seas

1. Don’t be bad. ___________________________2. Don’t go! (irse) __________________________3. Don’t be sad. _____________________4. Don’t give him my number! (Don’t give my

number to him!) _____________________________________

You cannot attach the DOP to NEGATIVE Tú commands.Instead, just put the lo, la, los, las BEFORE the command.

No lo compres = Don’t buy it.No me lo compres = Don’t buy it for me. (people first)