Affirmative Affirmative Commands:Los Commands:Los

Mandatos Mandatos Español 2

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsYou already know how to give affirmative commands to someone you address as tú.

Hablar → hablaCorrer → corre

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsCamina por la puerta.Come la cena.Abre el regalo.Pasa por la aduana.Aprende a regatear.Escribe tarjetas postales.

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsSome 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 Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsPoner (Infinitive)Yo form?PongoCommand form?Pon

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsTener (Infinitive)Yo form?TengoCommand form?Ten

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsDecir (Infinitive)Yo form?DigoCommand form?Di

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsSalir (Infinitive)Yo form?SalgoCommand form?Sal

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsVenir (Infinitive)Yo form?VengoCommand form?Ven

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsHacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command forms that must be memorized:

haz, sé, ve

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsRemember that pronouns can be attached to commands.

You will also need an accent in when there are three syllables

Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)Direct Object Pronouns (Spanish)

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)

Affirmative Tú Affirmative Tú CommandsCommandsJosefina, ¡hazlo ahora mismo!

Martin, ayúdame.Explícale a tu padre por qué llegaste tarde.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

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. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Add -e or -en for -ar verbs.CortarCortoSeñor, corte las chuletas de cerdo.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Add -e or -en for -ar verbs.ProbarPrueboSeñores, prueben la carne asada.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

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

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Attach pronouns to affirmative commands.

¿Dónde ponemos la leña?

Pónganla en un lugar seco.

Nosotros CommandsNosotros Commands

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.

The subjunctive is not a tense; rather, it is a mood. It reflects how the speaker feels about the action.

Hablar → HablemosComer → ComamosEscribir → Escribamos

Nosotros CommandsNosotros Commands

Stem changing verbs in nosotros commands only occur in –ir verbs.

Dirvertir → divirtimosPreferir → prefiramosServir → sirvamosPedir → pidamosVestir → vistamosRepetir → repitamosMentir → mintamosDormir → durmamos

Nosotros CommandsNosotros Commands

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

Nosotros CommandsNosotros Commands

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 CommandsNosotros Commands

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.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

With negative commands, pronouns go right before the verb.

¿Encendemos la fogata ahora?

No, no la enciendan todavía.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Add -a or -an for -er and -ir verbs.

PerderPierdoNo pierdan Uds. los fósforos.

Nosotros CommandsNosotros Commands

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 CommandsNosotros Commands

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.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Add -a or -an for -er and -ir verbs.

ServirSirvoSeñorita, sirva la ensalada.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

With negative commands, pronouns go right before the verb.

¿Encendemos la fogata ahora?

No, no la enciendan todavía.

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Buscar - Negative tú command?

No busquesUd. command?No busqueUds. command?No busquen

Ud. s. CommandsUd. s. Commands

Hacer - Negative tú command?

No hagasUd. command?No hagaUds. command?No hagan

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Dar - Negative tú command?No desUd. command?No déUds. command?No den

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Ir - Negative tú command?No vayasUd. command?No vayaUds. command?No vayan

Ud. and Uds. Ud. and Uds. CommandsCommands

Ser - Negative tú command?No seasUd. command?No seaUds. command?No sean