2. Negative Tú Commands Mandatos Negativos

3. Negative Tú Commands 8To form negative tú commands with regular verbs, we drop the o of the present- tense yo form and add the following endings:

4. Negative Tú Commands HABLAR hablo habl es No hables ahora

5. Negative Tú Commands COMER como com as No comas eso.

6. Negative Tú Commands ABRIR abro abr as No abras esa puerta.

7. Negative Tú Commands 8Notice that -ar verbs take the ending -es and that -er verbs take the ending -as. 8In stem-changing verbs the stem change remains.

8. Negative Tú Commands 8No enciendas el horno. 8No añadas demasiado sal. 8No pongas los camarones en la sartén todavía.

9. Negative Tú Commands 8Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar have the following spelling changes in negative tú commands in order to maintain the original sound.

10. Negative Tú Commands TOCAR tocotoques No toques el piano. -car (c…qu)

11. Negative Tú Commands LLEGAR llegollegues No llegues tarde. -gar (g…gu)

12. Negative Tú Commands CRUZAR cruzocruces No cruces aquí. -zar (z…c)

13. Negative Tú Commands 8Some verbs, such as ir, ser, dar, and estar have irregular negative tú command forms.

14. Negative Tú Commands 8Dar 8Estar 8Ir 8Ser 8No des 8No estés 8No vayas 8No seas

15. Negative Tú Commands 8Remember that pronouns are attached to affirmative commands.

16. Negative Tú Commands 8If the pronoun is added to a command form that has two or more syllables, write an accent mark on the syllable stressed in the present tense.

17. Negative Tú Commands 8¿Pico las cebollas? 8Sí, pícalas.

18. Negative Tú Commands 8With negative commands, pronouns always go right before the verb.

19. Negative Tú Commands 8¿Pico los tomates también? 8No, no los piques.