affirmative tú commands walk! eat! sleep!. in spanish… when we want to tell a friend to do...
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Affirmative Tú Commands
WALK!
EAT!
SLEEP!
In Spanish…
When we want to tell a friend to do something we use informal (tú) commands…
¡Come! – EAT! ¡Camina!- WALK! ¡Duerme!- SLEEP!
What looks familiar about these endings?
Tú commands are used with friends or family.
The regular affirmative tú command is the same as the él/ella/Ud. form of the present tense.
Command Forms
InfinitiveInfinitive PresentPresent AffirmativeAffirmative
Tú commandTú command
CaminarCaminar (él, ella) camina(él, ella) camina ¡Camina!¡Camina!
comercomer (él, ella) come(él, ella) come ¡Come!¡Come!
abrirabrir (él, ella) abre(él, ella) abre ¡Abre!¡Abre!
Irregular Affirmative Commands
Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands.
Remember when you use a pronoun with an affirmative command, the pronoun attaches to the command.
InfinitiveInfinitive CommandCommand
DecirDecir DiDi
HacerHacer HazHaz
IrIr VeVe
PonerPoner PonPon
SalirSalir SalSal
SerSer sésé
TenerTener TenTen
VenirVenir venven
Commands with direct object pronouns and reflexive pronouns
If you use a command with a direct object pronoun or reflexive pronoun, attach the pronoun to the end of the command.
Modelo- – Cruza el parque→¡Crúzalo!– ¡Levántate!– If needed, add an accent when you attach a
pronoun to retain the original stress.