1. Informal Commands

2. Change the following verbs into FORMAL COMMANDS.
Mrs. Knight, ___________ (hablar)
Detective Pelese ___________ (correr)
Señor Visalli, ___________ (relajarse)
Señora Pierce, ___________ (ir)
Doctor Donovan, ___________ (escribir)
Señor Bastianeli, ___________ (crecer)
hable
corra
relájese
vaya
escriba
crezca

3. REPASO

4. USTED COMMANDS AR changes to E EN ER changes to A AN
Señor, what is an opposite ending?
USTED
USTEDES
AR changes to E EN
ER changes to A AN
IR changes to A AN

5. Lets practice some USTED commands…
“Yo” Forms
EAT!
SIT!
READ!
HAVE!
LIVE!
SLEEP!
Como 
Siento 
Leo 
Tengo 
Vivo 
Duermo 
¡COMA!
¡SIENTE!
¡LEA!
¡TENGA!
¡VIVA!
¡DUERMA!
comer
sentar (ie)
leer
tener
vivir
dormir (ue)

6. Hey Señor, this is easy! Are there any irregulars?
What would Spanish be without IRREGULARS?!
The good news is that there are only 5!!!
DAR
ESTAR IR
SABER
SER
DÉ or DEN
ESTÉ or ESTÉN
VAYA or VAYAN
SEPA or SEPAN
SEA or SEAN

7. What is the difference between…?
Positive Command: Negative Command
Go to your room.
Make dinner.
Study your Spanish vocabulary.
Don’t go to your room.
Don’t make dinner.
Don’ study your Spanish vocabulary.

8. How do I form a NEGATIVE, INFORMAL command?
Follow these 3 easy steps to make a NEGATIVE command!
HABLAR
Go to the PRESENT TENSE, YO FORM of the verb!
Remove the ending
Add its opposite ending
HABL O ES
WHAT IS AN
OPPOSITE ENDING?

9. Señor, what is an opposite ending? AR changes to ES ER changes to AS
IR changes to AS

10. Hey Señor, this is easy! Are there any irregulars?
What would Spanish be without IRREGULARS?
The good news is that there are only 5!
DAR
ESTAR IR
SABER
SER
NO DES
NO ESTÉS
NO VAYAS
NO SEPAS
NO SEAS

11. Change the following verbs into INFORMAL COMMANDS.
Chuck, no ___________ (hablar)
Eva Maria, no ___________ (correr)
Eduardo, no ___________ (relajarse)
Felipe, no ___________ (ir)
Corinne, no ___________ (escribir)
Manuela, no ___________ (crecer)
hables
corras
te relajes
vaya
escriba
crezca