1. Mandatos
Commands

2. Mandatos In Spanish, commands are called “mandatos.”
A command is used to tell some what to do or what not to do.
Questions and suggestions are not commands.
You should not do that!
Will you wash the car?
You need to study more!
Examples of commands:
Wash the dishes!
Do your homework!
Eat your vegetables!
Don’t do that!
Take a bath!

3. Types of Commands Mandatos afirmativos Mandatos negativos
Commands include do’s and don’ts.
Do’s are called affirmative commands
Mandatos afirmativos
Don’ts are called negative commands
Mandatos negativos
Commands also differ depending on who you are talking to:
Informal (tú) Commands
Formal (Ud.) Commands
Plural (Uds.) Commands

4. Regular Affirmative Tú Commands
It’s easy to form affirmative tú commands, those that tell someone to do something.
To form an affirmative, informal command, simply take the Él/Ella/Ud. form of the verb in the present tense.
For example:
Eat the pizza!
¡Come la pizza!
Wash the dishes!
¡Lava los platos!

5. You try it! Dance! Walk slowly! ¡Baila! Win! ¡Anda lentamente!
Translate the following sentences into Spanish using Affirmative Tú Commands:
Dance!
Walk slowly!
Win!
Study for the test.
Run!
¡Baila!
¡Anda lentamente!
¡Gana!
Estudia para el examen.
¡Corre!

6. More about Affirmative Tú Commands
Remember!
To form Regular Affirmative Tú Commands, just take the Él/Ella/Ud. form of the verb in the present tense.
But, some verbs are irregular…
Poner
Ser
Tener
Venir
Decir Ir
Salir
Hacer

7. Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands
Infinitive
Yo form
Command
Poner
Pongo
Pon
Tener
Tengo
Ten
Decir
Digo Di
Salir
Salgo
Sal
Venir
Vengo
Ven

8. More Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands
The remaining 3 irregular verbs must be memorized:
Hacer  Haz
Ser  Sé
Ir  Ve

9. Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands
What did you notice about some of the irregular verbs?
Hint: Think about their ‘yo’ form in the present tense.
Right! Most of them are yo-go verbs!
Some irregular affirmative tú commands can be formed by taking the ‘go’ off of the yo form of the present tense verb.

10. Princess Di haz séventen very pretty ponies in her salon!
Remember!
Princess Di haz séventen very pretty ponies in her salon!

11. You try it!
Let’s practice using irregular affirmative tú commands. Translate the following sentences into Spanish.
Go to the office!
Do the homework!
Put the pencil on the desk.
Come to class on time.
Tell the truth!
¡Ve a la oficina!
¡Haz la tarea!
Pon el lapiz en el pupitre.
Ven a la clase a tiempo.
¡Di la verdad!