1. Informal commands of spelling-change and irregular verbs
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Verbs with spelling changes
Irregular informal command forms

2. Verbs with spelling changes
Verbs ending in -ger, gir, -guir, -car, -gar, and -zar have spelling changes in some command forms.
affirmative
negative
g changes to j
-ger, -gir
recoge
no recojas
gu changes to g
-guir
sigue
no sigas
c changes to qu
-car
busca
no busques
g changes to gu
-gar
llega
no llegues
z changes to c
-zar
empieza
no empieces

3. Shortcut
For positive regular commands, go to the Tu presente and drop the s
Example: lavas-->lava
For negative regular commands, go to the Yo form, drop o and add correct ending
Example: lavo-->no laves

4. Spelling changes
Verbs ending in -ger, -gir, -guir, -car, -gar, and -zar have spelling changes in some command forms.
Llega temprano al aeropuerto y busca a tus amigos.
No llegues tarde.

5. Irregular informal command forms
Some verbs have irregular informal command forms.
affirmative
negative
hacer
haz
no hagas ir ve
no vayas
poner
pon
no pongas
salir
sal
no salgas
ser sé
no seas
tener
ten
no tengas
venir
ven
no vengas

6. Irregular informal command forms
Some verbs have irregular informal command forms.
Ve al aeropuerto en taxi.
No dejes nada en el taxi.