Informal Commands

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Informal Commands
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In Spanish

• When we want to tell a friend, a kid, or someone
  you know on a first name basis to do something,
  we use informal (tú) commands

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Informal Commands

• Commands are used for both dos and donts
• Lets begin with the dos.
• To state affirmative commands, conjugate the verb
  in tú form and drop the s.
• STATEMENT COMMAND
• (tú) caminas Camina! Walk!
• (tú) comes Come! Eat!
• (tú) duermes Duerme! Sleep!

Hablar
Habla
s
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Informal Affirmative Irregular Commands

• venir ven
• decir di
• salir sal
• hacer haz
• tener ten
• ir ve
• poner pon
• ser sé
• (mantener mantén)

ir and ver have the same tú command, context
will determine the meaning.
Ven di sal haz ten ve pon sé
Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh!
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Placement of reflexive and object pronouns in
tú commands.

• Placement of pronouns follows the same rules as
  in formal commands (Ud. and Uds.).
• Pronouns are attached to commands. If the command
  has two or more syllables, a written accent mark
  is added to maintain the original stress pattern.
  Use the pronoun TE with reflexive verbs when
  using informal commands.
• Ex alegrarse Alégrate! (Be happy! )
  
• sentarse siéntate (Sit down! )
• pedir Pídetelo! (Ask her for
  it!)
• Remember when using direct and indirect
  object pronouns. Indirect object pronouns come
  first (people come first).

Rules for Accent Marks

• 1 pronoun, 3rd syllable back
• 2 pronouns, 4th syllable back

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Prácticamos

• Open the window!
• Verb Abrir
• Conjugate in the tú form and drop the s.
• abre
• Abre la ventana!

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Más prática

• Speak now!...
• Verb hablar
• habla
• Habla ahora!

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Más práctica

• Drink water!...
• Verb beber
• bebe
• Bebe agua!

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Negative Commands

• To state negative (tú) commands
• Start with the present tense yo
• Drop the o
• Add the opposite tú form ending
• (-as for er/ir verbs)
• (-es for ar verbs)
• STATEMENT COMMAND
• (tú) dice No digas mentiras! Dont say lies!
• (tú) corres No corras! Dont run!
• (tú) duermes No duermas! Dont sleep!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont buy pizza!...
• Verb comprar
• Put comprar in the YO form compro
• Drop the O comp
• Opposite tú form ending as to es compres
• No compres la pizza!

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Irregulares dies
Informal Negative Irregulars

• dar no des
• ir no vayas
• estar no estés
• ser no seas

• Place reflexive and object pronouns before the
  conjugated verb in a negative command.
• Ex No te sientas triste. Dont feel sad
• No me lo digas. Dont tell me
  (it).

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont open the door!...
• Verb abrir
• No abras la puerta!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont drink soda!...
• Verb beber
• No bebas los refrescos!

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Verbs with spelling changes -car, -gar, and
-zar

• There are several verbs that change spelling when
  made into negative commands to keep their sound
• 1. Jugar- No juegues!
• - g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound
• 2. Verbs ending in car like
• Practicar - No practiques!
• -c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound

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Any stem changes or spelling changes in the yo
form still remain in negative commands.

• hablar no hables
• traer no traigas
• decir no digas
• salir no salgas
• conocer no conozcas

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Lets work on negative commands

• These next verbs have spell changes
• Either g changes to gue OR c changes to a que
• Dont play in the house!
• - Verb jugar- in tú form juegas
• - Change as to es and remember spelling
  change! juegues
• No juegues en la casa!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont arrive late!
• No llegues tarde!
• Dont touch the piano!
• -Verb tocar in tú form tocas
• -Change as to es and
• remember the spelling change! toques
• No toques el piano!

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Te toca a ti

• Eat more fruit!
• Come más frutas!
• Sleep 8 hours a day!
• Duerme ocho horas al día!

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Te toca a ti

• Dont run in the house!
• No corras en casa!
• Dont open the book!
• No abras el libro!

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Negative Irregular SongThe song is to the
tune of Happy Birthday in order to remember the
irregular forms of the negative tú commands. 
http//www.carla.umn.edu/strategies/sp_grammar/str
ategies/form/moods/commands/negativetu/asong.html
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Informal Command Song (If Your Happy and you
Know it)

• If your commanding in the tú, just drop the
  s (in the tú form)
• But if its negative, drop the o
• in the yo
• And dont forget,
• opposite tú form
• ending
• olé

2x
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Informal Command Songs
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vm9y_gPGL7Ko
(informal commands song) http//www.carla.umn.ed
u/strategies/sp_grammar/strategies/form/moods/comm
ands/negativetu/asong.html (Negative
irregular song for informal commands)