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Commands
how they are formed and some examples
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| to form tú commands | tú form of verb minus -s |
| to form Ud. commands | Ud. form of verb except with the opposite end vowel |
| to form nos. commands | nosotros form of verb with opposite vowel |
| to form Uds. commands | Uds. form of verb except with opposite end vowel |
| all commands just change to opposite vowel, excpet tú, where you just drop the -s | EASY ;) |
| You sing! You eat! You write! (informal) | ¡Canta! ¡Come! ¡Escribe! |
| You sing! You eat! You write! (formal) | ¡Cante! ¡Coma! ¡Escriba! |
| We sing! We eat! We write! | ¡Cantemos! ¡Comamos! ¡Escribamos! |
| You (all) sing! You (all) eat! You (all) write! | ¡Canten! ¡Coman! ¡Escriban! |
| Pronouns are attached to the END of affirmative commands | ¡Cántalo! ¡Cómelos! ¡Escríbela! |
| Pronouns are before the verb in negative commands | ¡No lo cantes! ¡No los comas! ¡No la escribas! |
| Why are there accents in the affirmative commands w pronouns? | Adding a syllable requires an accent to be placed over the syllable that was the next-to-the-last prior to adding on the new syllable. |
| irregular verb stems: tener | ten |
| venir | ven |
| salir | sal |
| poner | pon |
| hacer | haz |
| ser | sé |
| ir | ve |
| decir | di |
| for negative commands w verbs that are irregular in the yo form present tense, remove the "o" and add -as | okkk |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (tener) | no tengas, no tenga, no tengan |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (venir) | no vengas, no venga, no vengan |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (salir) | no salgas, no salga, no salgan |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (poner) | no pongas, no ponga, no pongan |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (hacer) | no hagas, no haga, no hagan |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (concocer) | no conozcas, no conozca, no conozcan |
| Negative tú, Ud., and Uds. (decir) | no digas, no diga, no digan |