1. Tú commands Informal commands

2. In English Command forms are the same as the infinitive, but without to We simply add don’t to make them negative. Be politeDon’t be rude RecycleDon’t throw trash in the street.

3. In Spanish The tú command has an affirmative form and a negative form To tell someone to do or not to do something, use command forms.

4. Here’s how Regular affirmative tú commands are the same as the él/ella/usted form in the present tense. Present tense: Juan recoge y recicla las latas. Juan collects and recycles the cans Affirmative tú command: Juan, recoge y recicla las latas, por favor Juan, collect and recycle the cans, please.

5. Some examples/fill in the blank Infinitiveaffirmative tú command Hablarhabla Comercome Escribirescribe Solicitar_________________ Cumplir________________ Delegar________________

6. Irregular affirmative tú commands The following verbs are irregular in the affirmative tú command form InfinitiveAffirmative tú command Decir-to tell or sayDi Hacer-to do or makeHaz Ir-to goVe Poner-to put or placepon Salir-to leavesal Ser-to besé Tener-to haveten Venir-to comeven

7. Fill in the blanks Infinitiveaffirmative tú command To do____________ To be____________ To have_____________ To tell/say_____________ To go____________

8. Negative tú commands To form negative tú commands, change the yo form of the present tense of the verb -ar verbs: -o changes to –es -er, ir verbs: -o changes to –as Gastar- no gastes hablar-no hables Comer- no comasescribir-no escribas

9. Examples of negative tú commands Yo hablo inglés en clase I speak English in class No hables ingés en clase Don’t speak English in class Yo como muchos dulces. I eat a lot of candy. No comas tantos dulces. Don’t eat so much candy.

10. Irregular negative tú commands The following verbs are irregular in the negative tú command form. Dar-no des Ir-no vayas Estar-no estés Ser-no seas

11. Fill in the blanks on this chart InfinitiveAffirmative commandPresent tense yo formNegative command HablarHablaHabloNo hables Ayudarayudo Hacer Contar (o-ue)cuento Beberbebo Recogerrecojo Hacerhago Tenertengo