MANDATOSEspañol IV

What you should already know:

To form Informal Affirmative (tú) command all you do is use the third person singular form of the verb in the present tense.

Example: Escribir los apuntes = Escribe los apuntes

Pronoun Placement

Object Pronouns (Reflexive, Direct & Indirect) are attached to the affirmative command.

When you attach the pronoun place the accent three vowels back.

Example: Escribe los apuntes =Escríbelos

Irregular Informal (tú)

affirmative commands

Negative Infomal Commands

To form the negative (tú) command, you must follow these steps:

Put the verb in the YO form in its present tense. Drop the O AR ending verbs end in ES

ER & IR ending verbs end in AS Don’t forget to write NO

EXAMPLE : Escribir los apuntes = No escribas los apuntes.

Pronoun Placement with Negative

CommandsAll pronouns (Refelxive, Direct & Indirect) are placed before the verb

Example: No escribas los apuntes = No los escribas

Irregular Negative Tú Commands

Other Command Forms To command FORMALLY or to use

affirmative and negative for PLURAL (nosotros & ustedes), start with the YO then proceed in the following matter:

To command FORMALLY or to use affirmative and negative for PLURAL (nosotros & ustedes), start with the YO then proceed in the following matter:

Drop the O

AR ending verbs end in E EN (ustedes)

EMOS (nosotros)

ER & IR ending verbs end in A AN (ustedes)

AMOS(nosotros)

Don’t forget to write NO if you are saying don’t

Mandatos FormalesHow do they work :

For a singular formal command:

Ar = EEr, Ir = A

For a plural formal command:

Ar = EN EMOSEr, Ir = ANFor nosotros command:

Ar = EMOSEr, Ir = AMOS

Irregular Formal Commands

Singular Plural

Dar Dé Den Estar Esté Estén Ir Vaya Vayan Saber Sepa Sepan Ser Sea Sean

Nosotros Commands

Escribamos

Comamos

Visitemos

Sentémenos * form of the verb SENTARSE

Saquemos

Vámonos * form of the verb IRSE

Escribamos

Comamos

Visitemos

Sentémenos * form of the verb SENTARSE

Saquemos

Vámonos * form of the verb IRSE

*When using Nosotros commands as a reflexive drop the S

Indirect Object Pronoun Replace the noun (ask the question ‘To

Whom’)

Me NosTe OsLe Les

A, Para, Por will normally indicate the recipient.

Example: Compra muchos regalos a mi

familia. (Cómprale muchos regalos)

Direct Object Pronouns

Replace the noun (ask the question ‘WHAT’)

(LO, LA) (LOS, LAS)

Example: Compra regalos a mi familia.

Cómpralos a mi familia.

Double Object Pronoun When working with both Direct & Indirect

Object pronouns, INDIRECT always comes first.

Rule: When working with both turn the third

person (ONLY)

Le, Les into SE.

Example: Compra regalos a mi familia. Compráselos