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Formal Commands
Los mandatos, Ud. Uds.
| infinitive | Ud. Uds. command |
|---|---|
| How do you form formal commands? | From the "yo" form of the present indicative, you drop the "o" and add: Ud. → -e (-ar verbs) or - a (-er/-ir verbs) Uds. → -en (-ar verbs) or -en (-er/-ir verbs) |
| buscar | busque, busquen |
| hablar | hable, hablen |
| tocar | toque, toquen |
| poner | ponga, pongan |
| venir | venga, vengan |
| comer | coma, coman |
| almorzar (o → ue) | almuerce, almuercen |
| decorar | decore, decoren |
| salir | salga, salgan |
| pedir | pida, pidan |
| comprar | compre, compren |
| bailar | baile, bailen |
| tener | tenga, tengan |
| aprender | aprenda, aprendan |
| hacer | haga, hagan |
| pensar [e → ie] | piense, piensen |
| dormir | duerman, duerman |
| cantar | cante, canten |
| decir | diga, digan |
| servir | sirva, sirvan |
| barrer | barra, barran |
| jugar | juegue, jueguen |
| recibir | reciba, reciban |
| *saber | sepa, sepan |
| *ir | vaya, vayan |
| *dar | dé, den |
| *estar | esté, estén |
| *ser | sea, sean |