Formal%20commands

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Formal commands

• (review)

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Examples of formal commands
They MEAN go! study! leave!
give me! relax! put!
dont go away dont give me

• vaya
• estudie
• salga
• déme
• relájese
• ponga
• no se vaya
• no me dé

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You may notice a few things about formal
commands

• They are formed exactly like present subjunctive
  (yo drop o add opposite ending)
• Object pronouns and reflexive pronouns are
  attached when theyre affirmative and NOT when
  negative.

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Note of use

• Formal commands are much more common than
  informal, or tú commands because they are more
  polite. Informal commands can come across very
  bossy or rude
• They are also easier to form because theyre the
  same affirmative and negative!

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One more note

• Formal commands can be used to address a single
  person OR several people of which the commander
  is part or not. Examples
• Coman.
• Comamos
• Coma

• (You all) eat!
• Lets eat!
• (You) eat!