Negative Tú Commands Notes
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How to tell your friends what NOT to do!
How to form a negative tú command
-AR VERBS
Drop the -o of the present tense YO form of the verb,
and add -es:
Don’t speak!
Don’t sing!
¡No hables!
¡No cantes!
How to form a negative tú command
-ER/IR VERBS
Drop the -o of the present tense YO form of the verb,
and add -as:
Don’t write!
Don’t eat!
¡No escribas!
¡No comas!
Irregular Verbs in negative tú
commands
No vayas (ir) – Don’t go!
No seas – (ser) – Don’t be!
No des – (dar) – Don’t give!
No estés – (estar) – Don’t be!
No sepas – (saber) – Don’t know!
The “go” verbs – follow the same
rules as with regular verbs
Some verbs have irregular “yo” forms:
The negative tú command form
Pongo (I put)
Salgo (I leave)
Hago (I do/make)
Traigo (I bring)
Conozco (I know)
Traduzco (I translate)
No pongas
No salgas
No hagas
No traigas
No conozcas
No traduzcas
Negative “tú” commands with
direct object pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns are always placed right before
the verb when you are making a negative tú command.
Don’t move them!(las sillas)
¡No las muevas!
Don’t speak it! (el español)
¡No lo hables!
Don’t play it! (el fútbol)
¡No lo juegues!
Other irregular “yo” form verbs
follow regular rules
The negative tú command form
Digo (I say)
Oigo (I hear)
Tengo (I have)
Vengo (I come)
No digas
No oigas
No tengas
No vengas
Stem-changing verbs follow regular
rules on formation of commands
Some examples:
The negative tú command form
Duermo (I sleep)
Muestro (I show)
Recomiendo (I recommend)
Muevo (I move)
No duermas
No muestres
No recomiendes
No muevas
-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR verb forms for tú
commands
Any verb that ends with –car, -gar, or –zar will require
spelling changes to keep the pronunciation.
-CAR: C changes to QU
-GAR: G changes to GU
-ZAR: Z changes to C
-CAR ending verbs
Let’s look at some examples:
C
QU
tocar (to touch)
Present tense
Negative tú command
toco
¡No toques!
practicar (to practice)
practico
¡No practiques!
buscar (to look for)
busco
¡No busques!
-GAR ending verbs
Let’s look at some examples:
G
GU
llegar (to arrive)
Present tense
Negative tú command
llego
¡No llegues!
jugar (to play)
juego
¡No juegues!
navegar (to navigate)
navego
¡No navegues!
-ZAR ending verbs
Let’s look at some examples:
Z
C
comenzar (to begin)
Present tense
Negative tú command
comienzo
¡No comiences!
empezar (to begin)
empiezo
¡No empieces!
cruzar (to cross)
cruzo
¡No cruces!
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Verb
hacer
dormir
cantar
practicar
pedir
jugar
empezar
salir
Positive Tú
Negative Tú