Affirmative Commands:Los Mandatos

1. Affirmative Commands:LosMandatos Español 2

2. You already know how to give affirmative commands to someone you address as tú. • Hablar → habla • Correr → corre Affirmative Tú Commands

3. Caminapor la puerta. • Come la cena. • Abreel regalo. • Pasa por la aduana. • Aprende a regatear. • Escribetarjetaspostales. Affirmative Tú Commands

4. Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú commands. • To form many of these commands, take the yo form of the present tense and drop the -go: Affirmative Tú Commands

5. Poner (Infinitive) • Yo form? • Pongo • Command form? • Pon Affirmative Tú Commands

6. Tener (Infinitive) • Yo form? • Tengo • Command form? • Ten Affirmative Tú Commands

7. Decir (Infinitive) • Yo form? • Digo • Command form? • Di Affirmative Tú Commands

8. Salir (Infinitive) • Yo form? • Salgo • Command form? • Sal Affirmative Tú Commands

9. Venir (Infinitive) • Yo form? • Vengo • Command form? • Ven Affirmative Tú Commands

10. Hacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command forms that must be memorized: • haz, sé, ve Affirmative Tú Commands

11. Remember that pronouns can be attached to commands. • You will also need an accent in when there are three syllables Affirmative Tú Commands

12. me (me) te (you) lo (him or it) la (her or it) nos (us) vos (you all inf.) los (them, you all) las (them, you all) Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)

13. Josefina, ¡hazlo ahora mismo! • Martin, ayúdame. • Explícale a tu padre por qué llegaste tarde. Affirmative Tú Commands

14. To give an affirmative or negative command in the Ud. or Uds. form, use the present-tense yo form as the stem just as you did for negative tú commands. Ud. and Uds. Commands

15. Add -e or -en for -ar verbs. • Cortar • Corto • Señor, corte las chuletas de cerdo. Ud. and Uds. Commands

16. Add -e or -en for -ar verbs. • Probar • Pruebo • Señores, prueben la carne asada. Ud. and Uds. Commands

17. The same rules you know for tú commands regarding pronouns apply to Ud. and Uds. as well. Ud. and Uds. Commands

18. Attach pronouns to affirmative commands. • ¿Dónde ponemos la leña? • Pónganla en un lugar seco. Ud. and Uds. Commands

19. You can also use a commandwith a nosotros form. • The nosotros commandforisthesame as the nosotros form of thepresentsubjunctive. • The subjunctive is not a tense; rather, it is a mood. It reflects how the speaker feels about the action. • Hablar → Hablemos • Comer → Comamos • Escribir → Escribamos Nosotros Commands

20. Stem changing verbs in nosotros commands only occur in –ir verbs. • Dirvertir→ divirtimos • Preferir → prefiramos • Servir → sirvamos • Pedir → pidamos • Vestir → vistamos • Repetir → repitamos • Mentir → mintamos • Dormir→ durmamos Nosotros Commands

21. Let´s resolve the conflict. • Resolvamos el conflicto. • Let´s not react so quickly. • No reaccionemos tan rápido. Nosotros Commands

22. Verbs whose infinitive ends in –car, -gar, and –zar have a spelling change in the nosotros form of the present subjunctive, and consequently of the nosotros command. • Let´s begin to think a little about them. • Empecemos a pensar un poco en ellos. • Let´s not criticize our parents. • No critiquemos a nuestros padres. Nosotros Commands

23. Direct and indirect object pronouns are attached at the end of affirmative nosotros commands, but precede the negative nosotros command form. • Let´s celebrate our friendship. Let´s celebrate it. • Celebramos la amistad. Celebrémosla. • Let´s tell him everything. Let´s not lie to him. • Digámosle todo. No le mintamos. Nosotros Commands

24. With negative commands, pronouns go right before the verb. • ¿Encendemos la fogata ahora? • No, no la enciendan todavía. Ud. and Uds. Commands

25. Add -aor -anfor -erand -ir verbs. • Perder • Pierdo • No pierdanUds. los fósforos. Ud. and Uds. Commands

26. There are two ways to suggest that others do some activity with you (Let´s…) • You can use the construction Vamos a + infinitive. • Let´s make up. • Vamos a hacer las paces. Nosotros Commands

27. You can also use a command with a nosotros form. • The nosotros command for is the same as the nosotros form of the present subjunctive. • Let´s resolve the conflict. • Resolvamos el conflicto. • Let´s not react so quickly. • No reaccionemos tan rápido. Nosotros Commands

28. Add -a or -an for -erand -ir verbs. • Servir • Sirvo • Señorita, sirva la ensalada. Ud. and Uds. Commands

29. With negative commands, pronouns go right before the verb. • ¿Encendemos la fogata ahora? • No, no la enciendan todavía. Ud. and Uds. Commands

30. Buscar - Negative tú command? • No busques • Ud. command? • No busque • Uds. command? • No busquen Ud. and Uds. Commands

31. Hacer - Negative tú command? • No hagas • Ud. command? • No haga • Uds. command? • No hagan Ud. s. Commands

32. Dar - Negative tú command? • No des • Ud. command? • No dé • Uds. command? • No den Ud. and Uds. Commands

33. Ir - Negative tú command? • No vayas • Ud. command? • No vaya • Uds. command? • No vayan Ud. and Uds. Commands

34. Ser - Negative tú command? • No seas • Ud. command? • No sea • Uds. command? • No sean Ud. and Uds. Commands