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

Regular affirmative tú commands The regular affirmative tú commands are formed by conjugating the verb in the third person singular in the present tense. comercomeeat vivir mirar dormir volar mira vive vuela duerme look live fly sleep return to index

Place the object pronouns and reflexive pronouns after affirmative commands: comerloscómeloseat them leerlo mirarnos dormirse hablarle míranos léelo háblale duérmete look at us read it speak to him fall asleep return to index

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

beber ¡Bebe! Drink! 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

comprarla ¡Cómprala! Buy them! 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

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

Eat ¡Come! return to index

Read! ¡Lee! return to index

Walk! ¡Camina! return to index

Think! ¡Piensa! return to index

Live! ¡Vive! return to index

Sing to us! ¡Cántanos! return to index

Take a picture! ¡Saca una foto! 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

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

Irregular affirmative tú commands There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize: decirditell, say hacer poner ir haz ve pon do, make go put return to index

Irregular affirmative tú commands There are eight irregular tú commands that you have to memorize: return to index salirsalleave ser venir tener sé ten ven be have come

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

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. 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 the homework ¡Haz la tarea! return to index

Be ¡Sé! return to index

Come ¡Ven! return to index

Have ¡Ten! return to index

Go! ¡Ve! return to index

Go ¡Ve! return to index

Leave! ¡Sal! return to index

Put ¡Pon! return to index

Tell me! ¡Dime! return to index

Put the book on the floor! ¡Pon el libro en el suelo! ¡Ponlo en el suelo! return to index