Commands Commands in English explanation Regular affirmative tú commands drill translation drill Irregular affirmative tú commands Regular Ud. & Uds. commands Irregular Ud. & Uds. commands explanation drill translation drill Negative Ud. & Uds. commands Negative tú commands

Regular affirmative tú commands The regular affirmative tú commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the third person singular in the present tense. comer come Eat. vivir vive Live. volar vuela Fly. dormir duerme Sleep. mirar mira Look. return to index

comerlos cómelos Eat them. leerlo léelo Read it. hablarle háblale Place the object pronouns and reflexive pronouns after affirmative commands: comerlos cómelos Eat them. leerlo léelo Read it. hablarle háblale Speak to him. dormirse duérmete Fall asleep. mirarnos míranos Look at us. return to index

Now form the affirmative tú commands for the following infinitives Now form the affirmative tú commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. hablar habla speak return to index

comer ¡Come! Eat! return to index

terminarlos ¡Termínalos! Finish them! return to index

beber ¡Bebe! Drink! return to index

despertarse ¡Despiértate! Wake up! return to index

escribirla ¡Escríbela! Write it! return to index

mirarlas ¡Míralas! Look at them! return to index

terminarlos ¡Termínalos! Finish them! return to index

bañarse ¡Báñate! Bathe yourself! return to index

comprarla ¡Cómprala! Buy them! return to index

afeitarse ¡Aféitate! Shave! return to index

montarla ¡Móntala! Ride it! return to index

nadar ¡Nada! Swim! return to index

cantarla ¡Cántala! Sing it! return to index

volver ¡Vuelve! Return! return to index

leerlos ¡Léelos! Read them! return to index

pensar ¡Piensa! Think! return to index

creerme ¡Créeme! Believe me! return to index

tomarlo ¡Tómalo! Take it! return to index

cruzarla ¡Crúzala! Cross it! return to index

acostarse ¡Acuéstate! Go to bed! return to index

Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish. Remember that object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmative commands. Speak! ¡Habla! return to index

Finish them (m)! ¡Termínalos! return to index

Eat ¡Come! return to index

Read! ¡Lee! return to index

Walk! ¡Camina! return to index

Shower! ¡Dúchate! return to index

Think! ¡Piensa! return to index

Live! ¡Vive! return to index

Sing to us! ¡Cántanos! return to index

Wash your hair! ¡Lávate la cabeza! return to index

Take a picture! ¡Saca una foto! return to index

Ride the bicycle! ¡Monta la bicicleta! return to index

Read to them (fem.)! ¡Léeles! return to index

Study! ¡Estudia! return to index

Wash it (fem, sing.)! ¡Lávala! return to index

Listen to me! ¡Escúchame! return to index

¡Devuelve los pantalones! Return the pants! ¡Devuelve los pantalones! return to index

Irregular affirmative tú commands There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize: decir di Tell, Say. hacer haz Do, Make. ir ve Go. poner pon Put. return to index

Irregular affirmative tú commands There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize: salir sal Leave. ser sé Be. tener ten Have. venir ven Come. return to index

Irregular affirmative tú commands The direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns and reflexive pronouns must be placed after the affirmative commands Tell us the truth! ¡ Dinos la verdad! Put on the hat! ¡ Ponte la gorra! Do it now! ¡ Hazlo ahora! return to index

Give the affirmative tú command for the infinitives: return to index

ser ¡Sé! Be! return to index

ir ¡Ve! Go! return to index

hacer ¡Haz! Do!, Make! return to index

ir ¡Ve! Go! return to index

poner ¡Pon! Put! return to index

salir ¡Sal! Leave! return to index

ser ¡Sé! Be! return to index

venir ¡Ven! Come! return to index

tener ¡Ten! Have! return to index

decir ¡Di! Say!, Tell! return to index

ser ¡Sé! Be! return to index

hacer ¡Haz! Do!, Make! return to index

Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish Now translate the affirmative tú commands into Spanish. Remember that object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmative commands. Be! ¡Sé! return to index

Have! ¡Ten! return to index

Put it on (m.)! ¡Ponlo! return to index

Do them (f.)! ¡Hazlas! return to index

Come ¡Ven! return to index

Have ¡Ten! return to index

Go ¡Ve! return to index

Tell me! ¡Dime! return to index

Leave! ¡Sal! ¡Vete! return to index

Put it (f.)! ¡Ponla! return to index

Be ¡Sé! return to index

Put ¡Pon! return to index

Go! ¡Ve! return to index

Regular Affirmative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the first person singular in the present tense (yo). Remove the ending: Add the opposite vowel ending. If the verb ends in ar you add e and if the verb ends in ir or er add a: hablar hablo e return to index

Regular Affirmative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the first person singular in the present tense. Remove the ending: Add the opposite vowel ending. If the verb ends in ar you add e and if the verb ends in ir or eradd a: vivir Viva. a. return to index

Now try to form the Ud. commands for the verbs that follow:

hacer Hago. a Do. return to index

decir Digo. a. Say. / Tell. return to index

dormir (ue) Duermo a. Sleep. return to index

nadar Nado e. Swim. return to index

leer Leo a. Read. return to index

pedir (i) Pido. a. Ask for., Order. return to index

caer Caigo. a. Fall. return to index

venir Vengo. a. Come. return to index

acostar (ue) Acuesto. e. Put to bed. return to index

morir (ue) Muero. a. Die. return to index

correr Corro. a. Run. return to index

bailar Bailo. e. Dance. return to index

conocer conozco a Meet, Know return to index

ver veo a. See. return to index

Now translate from English to Spanish Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember that the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed after affirmitive commands: Look. Mire. return to index

Come. Venga. return to index

Tell. Diga. return to index

Tell me. Dígame. return to index

Buy. Compre. return to index

buy me. Cómpreme. return to index

Find. Encuentre. return to index

Read. Lea. return to index

Come. Venga. return to index

Write. Escriba. return to index

Return. Vuelva. Regrese. return to index

Send. Mande. return to index

Shave yourself. Aféitese. return to index

Put on makeup. Maquíllese. return to index

Take a bath. Báñese. return to index

Wash your hair. Lávese la cabeza. return to index

Take a shower. Dúchese. return to index

Irregular Ud. & Uds. Commands There are 4 irregular Ud. & Uds. commands that you have to memorize: dar dé give estar esté be ir vaya go ser sea be return to index

Now form the affirmative Ud. commands for the following infinitives Now form the affirmative Ud. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. ir vaya go return to index

dar ¡Dé! Give! return to index

estar ¡Esté! Be! return to index

darme ¡Deme! Give me! return to index

ser ¡Sea! Be! return to index

estar ¡Esté! Be! return to index

ir ¡Vaya! Go! return to index

darnos ¡Denos! Give us! return to index

ser ¡Sea! Be! return to index

ir ¡Vaya! Go! return to index

Now translate from English to Spanish using the Ud. command: Go. Vaya. return to index

Be. Sea. Esté. return to index

Give. Dé. return to index

Give us. Denos. return to index

Go. Vaya. return to index

Be. Sea. Esté. return to index

Give her. Dele. return to index

Go. Vaya. return to index

Be. Sea. Esté. return to index

Regular Negative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by placing no in front of the affirmative Ud. command. The only difference is that with the negative command the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. no hablarme no me hable return to index

Regular Negative Ud. Commands The regular affirmative Ud. commands are formed by placing no in front of the affirmative Ud. command. The only difference is that with the negative command the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. no decir no diga return to index

Now form the negative Ud. commands for the following infinitives Now form the negative Ud. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. irse no se vaya don’t go return to index

estar ¡No esté! Don’t be! return to index

nadar ¡No nade! Don’t swim! return to index

dormirse ¡No se duerma! Don’t fall asleep! return to index

tener ¡No tenga! Don’t have! return to index

hacerlo ¡No lo haga! Don’t do it! return to index

manejar ¡No maneje! Don’t drive! return to index

conocer ¡No conozca! Don’t know! Don’t meet! return to index

bailar ¡No baile! Don’t dance! return to index

ser ¡No sea! Don’t be! return to index

pedirnos ¡No nos pida! Don’t ask us! return to index

salir ¡No salga! Don’t leave! return to index

despertarse ¡No se despierte! Don’t wake up! return to index

darle ¡No le dé! Don’t give her! Don’t give him! return to index

afietarse ¡No se afeite! Don’t shave! return to index

buscarme ¡No me busque! Don’t look for me! return to index

Now translate from English to Spanish using the Ud. command: don’t go no vaya return to index

Don’t give. No dé. return to index

Don’t give me. No me dé. return to index

Don’t tell us. No nos diga. return to index

Don’t watch. No mire. return to index

Don’t watch us. No nos mire. return to index

Don’t tell. No diga. return to index

Don’t leave. No salga. No se vaya. return to index

Don’t sell it (la casa). No la venda. return to index

Don’t swim. No nade. return to index

Don’t fall asleep No se duerma. return to index

Don’t fall. No caiga. return to index

Don’t send us. No nos mande. return to index

Don’t drive. No maneje. return to index

Don’t go to bed. No se acueste. return to index

Don’t read it (el cuento). No lo lea. return to index

Don’t eat them (las tortas). No las coma. return to index

s no me hable no hablarme Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. s no me hable no hablarme return to index

s no diga no decir Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. s no diga no decir return to index

s no cantar no cante Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. s no cantar no cante return to index

te s no afeitarse no se afeite Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. Notice what you have to do with the reflexive pronoun: te s no afeitarse no se afeite return to index

te s no bañarse no se bañe Negative tú Commands The negative tú commands are formed by placing s after the affirmative Ud. command. Remember that with the negative commands the direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns are placed before the command. te s no bañarse no se bañe return to index

Now form the negative Tú. commands for the following infinitives Now form the negative Tú. commands for the following infinitives. Remember that if the verb is followed by a pronoun you need to place it appropriately. irse no te vayas don’t go return to index

estar ¡No estés! Don’t be! return to index

dar ¡No des! Don’t give! return to index

cantar ¡No cantes! Don’t sing! return to index

bailar ¡No bailes! Don’t dance! return to index

bañarse ¡No te bañes! Don’t bathe! return to index

hablar ¡No hables! Don’t talk! return to index

dormirse ¡No te duermas! Don’t fall asleep! return to index

tener ¡No tengas! Don’t have! return to index

ir ¡No vayas! Don’t go! return to index

salir ¡No salgas! Don’t leave! return to index

perderlo ¡No lo pierdas! Don’t lose it! return to index

cantarla ¡No la cantes! Don’t sing it! return to index

mandarnos ¡No nos mandes! Don’t send us! return to index

escribir ¡No escribas! Don’t write! return to index

mirarme ¡No me mires! Don’t write to me! return to index

Don’t put on your clothes! ponerse la ropa ¡No te pongas la ropa! Don’t put on your clothes! return to index

cantarles ¡No les cantes! Don’t sing to them! return to index

ser ¡No seas! Don’t be! return to index

estar ¡No estés! Don’t be! return to index

hacerlos ¡No los hagas! Don’t do them! return to index

irse ¡No te vayas! Don’t go away! return to index

¡Terminado!