Irregular informal commands

Repaso… Remember we just learned about informal commands (mandatos). Let’s review how they are conjugated. For a positive command: Conjugate the verb in the tú present tense and then drop the S. Example: If you want to tell a friend to walk: 1. The verb is CAMINAR 2. Conjugate in the tú present tense  CAMINAS 3. Drop the S  CAMINA 4. The tú command for Walk! is  ¡Camina!

Practica: Conjugate the following into the positive tú command: Eat!  Sleep  Sing  Run 

Repaso… negative commands To command someone NOT to do something (negative tú commands) Conjugate the verb in the yo present tense. If verb is an -AR, make the ending -ES. If the verb is –ER/-IR, make ending -AS. If you want to tell a friend not to smoke: 1. The verb is FUMAR 2. Conjugate in the yo present tense  FUMO 3. Switch the O to ES  FUMES 4. Add the NO to make it negative ¡no fumes! If you want to tell a friend not to run: 1. the verb is CORRER 2. Conjugate in the yo present tense  CORRO 3. Switch the O to AS  CORRAS 4. Add the no to make it negative  ¡no corras!

Practica… Conjugate the following into the negative tú command: Don’t Eat!  Don’t Sleep  Don’t Sing  Don’t Run 

Irregular verbs INFINITIVE FORM POSITIVE COMMAND NEGATIVE COMMAND There are some verbs that don’t follow the standard conjugation pattern. These are called IRREGULAR VERBS. The following are irregular tú commands: INFINITIVE FORM POSITIVE COMMAND NEGATIVE COMMAND HACER Haz No hagas PONER Pon No pongas TENER Ten No tengas IR Ve No vayas SALIR Sal No salgas VENIR Ven No vengas DECIR Di No digas SER Sé No seas

Here’s a trick to memorize the irregular positive commands SAY HAS SÉ Haz Ven Di Sal TEN Weapon VE PON