Informal CommandsWALK!

EAT!

SLEEP!

In Spanish… When we want to tell a friend,

siblings,or person you know on a first name basis to do something, we use informal (tú) commands…

• ¡Come! – EAT!• ¡Camina!- WALK!• ¡Duerme!- SLEEP!

Only use informal commands when you are justgiving a command to ONE person (informally).

• Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts

• Lets begin with the do’s.

To state the do’s of most verbs, drop the –s off of the regular tú form. STATEMENT COMMAND(tú) caminas ¡Camina! Walk!(tú) comes ¡Come! Eat!(tú) duermes ¡Duerme! Sleep!

Informal Commands

Hablar

Habl a s

Los Irregularesvenir = vendecir = disalir = salhacer = haztener = tenir = veponer = ponser = sé(mantener= mantén)

Ven di sal haz ten ve pon sé

Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh!

* ir and ver have the same tú command, context will determine the meaning.

Placement of reflexive and object pronouns in tú commands.

- Placement of pronouns follows the same rules as in formal commands (Ud. and Uds.).

- Pronouns are attached to commands. If the command has two or more two syllables, a written accent mark is added to maintain the original stress pattern.

Ex: alegrarse ¡Alégrate! (Be happy! ) sentarse ¡siéntate (Sit down! ) pedir ¡Pídeselo! (Ask her for it!)

* Remember when using direct and indirect object pronouns. Indirect object pronouns come first (people come first).

•1 pronoun, 3rd syllable back•2 pronouns, 4th syllable back

Rules for Accent Marks

Prácticamos…

• Open the window!…– Verb Abrir

• Put it in the tú form = tú abres• Drop the –s = abre

¡Abre la ventana!

• Speak now!...- Verb hablar

- Put hablar in the tú form= hablas- Drop the –s = habla

¡Habla ahora!

Más prática…

• Drink water!...- Verb beber

- Put beber in the tú form= bebes- Drop the –s = bebe

¡Bebe agua!

Más práctica…

Negative Commands

• To state the don’ts- negative (tú) commands- Start with the present tense “yo”- Drop the “o”- Add the opposite tú ending. - (-as for er/ir verbs)- (-es for ar verbs)

STATEMENT COMMAND(tú) fumas ¡No fumes! Don’t smoke!(tú) corres ¡No corras! Don’t run!(tú) duermes ¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!

Irregulares: dies

dar = des (no des)ir = vayas (no vayas)estar = estés (no estés) ser = seas (no seas)

* Place reflexive and object pronouns before the conjugated verb in a negative command.

Ex: No te sientas triste. Don’t feel sad No me lo digas. Don’t tell me (it).

• Don’t buy pizza!...- Verb comprar

- Put comprar in the tú form= compras- Change the –as to –es= compres

¡No compres la pizza!

Let’s work on negative commands…

• Don’t open the door!...- Verb abrir

- Put abrir in the tú form= abres- Change the –es to –as= abras

¡No abras la puerta!

Let’s work on negative commands…

• Don’t drink soda!...- Verb beber

- Put beber in the tú form= bebes- Change the –es to –as= bebas

¡No bebas los refrescos!

Let’s work on negative commands…

Verbs with spelling changes: -car, -gar, and -zar

There are several verbs that change spelling when made into negative commands to keep their sound…

1. Jugar- ¡No juegues!- g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound

2. Verbs ending in –car like Practicar - ¡No practiques!-c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound

Any stem changes or spelling changes in the “yo” form still remain in negative

commands.

hablar = no hablestraer = no traigasdecir = no digassalir = no salgasconocer = no conozcas

• These next verbs have spell changes…– Either g changes to gue OR c changes

to a queDon’t play in the house!

- Verb jugar- in tú form = juegas- Change –as to –es and remember spelling change!= juegues

¡No juegues en la casa!

Let’s work on negative commands…

Don’t arrive late! ¡No llegues tarde!

Don’t touch the piano!-Verb tocar in tú form = tocas

-Change –as to –es and remember the spelling change!= toques

¡No toques el piano!

Let’s work on negative commands…

Eat more fruit!

¡Come más frutas!

Sleep 8 hours a day!

¡Duerme ocho horas al día!

Te toca a ti…

Don’t run in the house!

¡No corras en casa!

Don’t open the book!

¡No abras el libro!

Te toca a ti…

Remember!

Informal commands have two different irregular forms:

Affirmative = Ven di sal haz ten ve

pon sé Negative commands (dies)=des, vayas, estés,

seas