1. Informal (tú) Commands Español 3 – U2L1
WALK!
SLEEP!
EAT!

2. In Spanish…
To tell someone to do or not to do something, use commands.
When we want to tell a friend or someone we speak informally with to do something we use tú commands…
¡Come! – EAT!
¡Camina!- WALK!
¡Duerme!- SLEEP!
What looks familiar about these endings?

3. Affirmative Commands Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts
Lets begin with the do’s (affirmative tú commands)
Affirmative tú commands are the same as the él/ella/usted form in the present tense.
To state the do’s of most verbs, drop the –s ending of the verb.
STATEMENT COMMAND
(tú) caminas ¡Camina! Walk!
(tú) comes ¡Come! Eat!
(tú) duermes ¡Duerme! Sleep!

4. Let’s look at affirmative commands…
Open the window!…
Verb Abrir
Put it in the él/ella/ud. form = abre
¡Abre la ventana!

5. Let’s look at affirmative commands…
Speak now!...
Verb hablar
Put hablar in the él/ella/ud. form= habla
¡Habla ahora!

6. Let’s look at affirmative commands…
Drink water!...
Verb beber
Put beber in the él/ella/ud. Form = bebe
¡Bebe agua!

7. Irregular Affirmative tú commands
The following verbs are irregular in the affirmative tú commands:
Venir (to come) Ven
Decir (to say/tell) Di
Salir (to leave) Sal
Hacer (to do/make) Haz
Tener (to have) Ten
Ir (to go) Ve
Poner (to put) Pon
Ser (to be) Sé
“Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh!”

8. La Práctica del Paquete
Inglés
español
Delegate
Live
Leave
Count
Eat
Do/make
Delega
Vive
Sal
Cuenta
Come
Haz

9. Negative Commands
If you want to make a tú command negative (don’t…), you have to change the verb completely. You must follow this 3 step process.
1. Go to the yo form.
2. Drop the “o”
3. Add the opposite tú ending (-ar verbs=es, er/ir verbs=as)
****DON’T FORGET THE NO!!!!!*****
STATEMENT COMMAND
(tú) fumas ¡No fumes! Don’t smoke!
(tú) corres ¡No corras! Don’t run!
(tú) duermes ¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!

10. Let’s look at negative commands…
Don’t open the door!...
Verb abrir
Put abrir in the tú form= abres
Change the –es to –as= abras
¡No abras la puerta!

11. ****IMPORTANT NOTE: If a verb is irregular in the YO form, it will be irregular in the negative tú command. Be careful of “gogo” verbs, and of “stem changing” verbs. Also watch out for car/gar/zar verbs

12. Let’s look at negative commands…
These verbs are stem changers…
Dormir – to sleep
Don’t sleep in class!
- Verb dormir- in tú form = duermes
- Change –es to –as and remember stem change - ¡No duermas!
¡No duermas en clase!

13. Let’s look at negative commands…
“gogo” verbs
Don’t be afraid!... (tener miedo)
Verb tener (irregular yo form)
Put tener in the yo form= tengo
Add the opposite tú ending
¡No tengas miedo!

14. Práctica del Paquete Don’t come Don’t live there Don’t leave
Don’t count
Don’t eat
Don’t make
No vengas
No vivas allí
No salgas
No cuentes
No comas
No hagas

15. Irregular negative command verbs
The following verbs are irregular (they spell the acronym SIDES)
S – ser
I – ir
D – dar
E – estar
S - saber
No seas
No vayas
No des
No estés
No sepas

16. Let’s look at negative commands…
Irregular verbs
Don’t be sad!... ¡No estés triste!
Don’t go to class!... ¡No vayas a la clase!
Don’t give him the money!
¡No le des el dinero a él!

17. Verbs with spelling changes… (Verbs that end in car/gar/zar verbs)
There are several verbs that change spelling when made into negative commands to keep their sound…
1. Jugar- ¡No juegues!
- g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound
2. Verbs ending in –car like
Practicar - ¡No practiques!
-c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound
3. Organizar - ¡No organices!
-z changes to c

18. Let’s look at negative commands…
Don’t start! (empezar)
¡No empieces!
Don’t touch the piano!
-Verb tocar in tú form = tocas
-Change –as to –es and
remember the spelling change!= toques
¡No toques el piano!

19. Práctica del Paquete Don’t go Don’t give Don’t be nice Don’t play
Don’t start
Don’t take out
No vayas
No des
No seas amable
No juegues
No empieces
No saques

20. Te toca a ti… Eat more fruit! ¡Come más frutas! Sleep 8 hours a day!
¡Duerme ocho horas al día!

21. Te toca a ti… Don’t run in the house! ¡No corras en casa!
Don’t open the book!
¡No abras el libro!