Transcript Pasos Y Puentes 2 - Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mandatos afirmativos formales
Mandatos afirmativos formales
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When you tell someone to do something you are using an
affirmative command.
In Spanish, when you tell a person (someone who is not a friend
nor family member) or a group of people to do something, you
are using an affirmative “formal” command.
For example: “Professor, please, help me with the homework”
Or: “Hey girls, tell me the answers to number six, please”.
Forming the command
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The affirmative “formal” command form for regular and
stem –change verbs is created from the yo form of the
present tense verb. Simply, conjugate the verb in the yo
form, drop the o, and add the verb’s opposite ending (ar
have er endings, er/ir have ar endings).
Yo vengo  vengo  veng_  Ud. Venga
Uds. Vengan
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I am answering the phone:
Yo contesto el teléfono.
Dr. Sánchez, answer the phone!
¡ Dr. Sánchez, conteste el teléfono!
I open the door.
Yo abro la puerta.
Martín y Miguel, open the door !
¡ Martín y Miguel, abran la puerta.
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I am coming back early
Yo vuelvo temprano.
Children, come back early!
¡Chicos, vuelvan temprano !
All stem change verbs keep their stem change in
the command form.
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S = salir = salga, salgan
H= hacer = haga, hagan
I = ir = vaya, vayan
P = poner = ponga, pongan
S = saber = sepa, sepan
D= decir = diga, digan
V= venir = venga, vengan
T= tener = tenga, tengan
S=ser=sea, sean
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Obviously, there are irregular command
forms. But, are they that irregular?
Write the following commands that you might hear in class.
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Professor, write your name on the board.
Escriba su nombre en la pizarra.
Class, do exercise 16.
Clase, hagan ejercicio 16.
Professor, repeat the answer.
Profesor, repita la respuesta, por favor.
Professor, speak more slowly.
Profesor, hable más despacio, por favor.
Take out your books.
Saquen sus libros.
If you could, what commands would you give your boss?
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Cut the grass. (cortar)
Corte el césped.
Sweep the hallway. (Barrer)
Barra el pasillo.
Plug in the electric cord. (Enchufar)
Enchufe el cordón eléctrico.
Unplug the vacuum. (Desenchufar)
Desenchufe la aspiradora.
Clean the room.
Limpie el cuarto.
Write some commands you might give to your friends.
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Buy me lunch.
Cómprenme el almuerzo.
Look for my books.
Busquen mis libros.
Tell the truth.
Digan la verdad.
Tell a joke.
Cuenten un chiste.
Come back later.
Vuelvan más tarde.
What might you tell the cleaning lady?
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Wash my clothes.
Lave mi ropa.
Run the vacuum in my room. (pasar)
Pase la aspiradora en mi dormitorio.
Make the bed.
Haga la cama.
Set the table. (poner)
Ponga la mesa.
Go to the supermarket.
Vaya al supermercado.