MANDATOS

INFORMALES (one friend, family member) y

FORMALES (any adult, stranger, 2 or more people)

Informacion general

• Commands are polite requests to do or not do s.th.

• No subject is stated.

• Commands are given to: tú, Ud. Uds.

• Commands can also be for nosotros. They translate “let’s…”

• Vosotros (you, pl.) commands look weird-we do not use them here. Use Uds.

INFORMALES• Afirmativo

• Use the tú form (presente)

• Drop the “s”• It looks like the él / ella

form.

• Habla• Come• Vive

• Negativo

• Start with “yo” form• Drop the “o”• Add the “opposite”

ending.

• -ar takes ‘-er’ endings• -er, -ir take ‘-ar’ endings

• No hables• No comas• No vivas

-car, -gar, -zarafirmativo / negativo

• C qu saca / no saques

• G gu juega / no juegues

• z- c empieza / no empieces

• Stem changes do occur since these are actually conjugated from the present tense.

-car, -gar, -zarafirmativo / negativo

• C qu saca / no saques• G gu juega / no juegues• z- c empieza / no

empieces

• Stem changes do occur since these are actually conjugated from the present tense.

Irregulares

• decir Di• hacer Haz• ir Ve • ponerPon• salir Sal • ser Sé

• tener Ten • venir Ven

• No digas• No hagas• No vayas• No pongas• No salgas• No seas• No tengas• No vengas

Los reflexivos• Lavarse (lavar el carro)• Lávate No te laves• Lávalo No lo laves

• Vestirse• Vístete No te vistas

• Ponerse• Ponte No te pongas

Los PRONOMBRES (reflexivos, directos… ****all pronouns MUST attach to the afirmativo and

precede the negativo.

• Lavarse Lávate No te laves• (lavar el carro) Lávalo No lo laves

• Vestirse Vístete No te vistas

• Ponerse Ponte No te pongas• *Add an accent if the command is 2 syllables or

longer when attaching pronouns.

• Attach ALL pronouns to afirmativo commands.

• Put ALL pronouns before a negativo command.

• Yes, accent marks will be needed when the command is 3 or more syllables.

Los pronombres

formales

• Start with “yo”• Drop the “o”• Add the opposite endings

• Hable hablemos hablen• Coma comamos coman• Viva vivamos vivan

• Negativo

• Just add no before the command

vosotros

• Afirmativo

• Take the “r” off of the infinitive

• Add “d”

• Hablad• Comed• Vivid

• Negativo

• Use the opposite present tense

‘Vosotros’ form

HabléisComáisviváis