Transcript Affirmative Commands

Affirmative Tú
Commands
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Realidades 1 (pink
book)
Affirmative Commands
When
you tell someone to
do something, you are
giving an affirmative
command.
Affirmative Commands
Here
are some affirmative
commands you might give
to a person you address
as tú:
Affirmative Commands
Pablo,
apaga las luces
por favor.
Linda, recoge la basura.
Cristóbol, sirve la cena
ahora.
Affirmative Commands
Notice
that command
forms are usually the
same forms that we use
for él / ella / Ud. in the
present tense.
Affirmative Commands
Certain
verbs, like poner
and hacer have irregular
command forms.
Affirmative Commands
Isabel,
pon los libros en
la mesa.
Miguel, haz tu cama.
Here’s a list of the 8 irregulars
 Ven!
(Come!)
 Ten! (Have!)
 Pon! (Put/Set)
 Sal! (Leave!)
 Haz! (Do! Make!)
 Di! (Tell!)
 Sé! (Be!)
 Ve! (Go!)
If you want to add pronouns to the
affirmative tú commands, attach them on
the end. Think affirmative, attach!
 Note
that in order to maintain the
original stress of the verb, a written
accent is often needed. If the command
has more than one syllable, a written
accent is required when one or more
pronoun is added.
Here are some examples of affirmative tú
commands with pronouns attached
 Cómelas!
(Eat them! (referring to las
verduras)
 Sácala! (Take it out! (referring to la
basura)
 Escríbelo! (Write it! (referring to el
informe)
 Hazla! (Do it! (referring to la tarea)