1. Capítulo 7B Los Mandatos con Tú, Usted, and Ustedes
Realidades 2
Capítulo 7B
Los Mandatos con Tú, Usted, and Ustedes

2. First, let’s review the object pronouns –
reflexive, indirect, and direct.

3. A. Reflexive Pronouns / Los Pronombres Reflexivos
These pronouns are required every time you use a reflexive verb.
In Spanish, the reflexive verb implies the subject does the action to himself.
me myself nos ourselves
te yourself (familiar singular) os yourselves (familiar plural, used in Spain)
se himself, herself, oneself, se themselves, yourselves (polite plural)
itself, yourself (polite singular)

4. B. Indirect Object Pronouns / Los Complementos Indirectos
Indirect objects ask the questions To whom? or For whom?
me to (for) me nos to (for) us
te to (for) you (familiar singular) os to (for) you (familiar plural)
le to (for) him, her, it, you (polite les to (for) them, you (polite plural)
singular)

5. Direct Object Pronouns / Los Complementos Directos
Direct objects ask the questions What? or Whom?
me me
te you (familiar singular)
lo it (mas.), him, you (polite singular, mas.)
la it ( fem.), her, you (polite singular, fem.)
nos us
os you (familiar plural)
los them (masculine), you (polite plural, masculine)
las them (feminine), you (polite plural, feminine)

6. Note that the verbs in this packet are placed into families or categories of verbs, that is to say the verbs in that family or category follow the same rules of Spanish command formation. The intention is that this will help you to learn the Spanish command forms easier and faster. 

7. Let’s look at the rules of the commands
with Tú as this information is basic to helping
you to understand the commands with
Usted and Ustedes which you will learn
in this chapter.

8. Remember that the regular Tú commands use the
third person singular (él, ella, Usted) of the
present indicative.
Remember Tú (you) is used to address a person
you know well – a family member, a friend, etc.
Review the information you have recently studied
concerning the irregular affirmative Tú commands and the negative Tú commands.

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10. Go to www.phschool.com, and use web code jdd-0315.
See page 168 in your text!!
Go to
and use web code jdd-0315.

12. See page 356 in your text!!
Go to
and use web code jdd-0704.

13. Let’s take this a step further – Usted and Ustedes
commands.
Remember Usted (you) is used to address
someone you do NOT know or to show respect
to an older person.
Remember Ustedes (you, you all) is used to
address TWO or more people, y’all!! 

15. To practice Usted and Ustedes commands, go to
and use web code jdd-0713.

16. IV. Now that you understand the concepts of the
commands, let’s put our knowledge to the test!! 
Complete the following chart. Remember if you
have an object pronoun (reflexive, indirect, direct),
it will be attached to the end of the affirmative
command (don’t forget the accent if the command
has 2 syllables or more), and it is placed
before the negative command. Write small!!

17. Verbs that follow the basic rules
of command formation

18. Spanish Affirmative English 1st person Negative English
Infinitive Tu singular Tu
Command present indicatve Command
Use the 3rd
person singular
(él, ella, Ud.) of
present indicative
Drop the O of the
1st person singular
present indicative (YO),
and in its place add ES
for AR verbs, and AS for
ER and IR verbs

19. To review irregular affirmative commands, use web code jdd-0315.
To review irregular affirmative commands, use web code jdd-0315.
To review negative Tú commands, use web code jdd-0704.
To review Ud. and Uds. commands, use web code jdd-0713.