Transcript Informal tú commands

Informal (tú) Commands
SLEEP!
DON’T
EAT!
Spanish III
Señora Hoffman-Fields
DON’T
WALK!
RUN!
What is an informal command?
• An informal command is used to tell a
friend to do (or not do) something.
– to tell a friend to DO something, use an
AFFIRMATIVE command.
– to tell a friend to NOT DO something, use a
NEGATIVE command.
• These are called “tú” commands.
Affirmative Commands
Negative Commands
Run!
Don’t run!
Go to class!
Don’t go to class!
Pick that up!
Don’t pick that up!
Affirmative Tú Commands
To form an affirmative tú command:
1. Conjugate the verb in the present
tense tú form.
2. Drop the –s.
Affirmative Tú Commands
present tense “tú” form
tú command
caminas
¡Camina!
comes
¡Come!
duermes
¡Duerme!
Irregular Affirmative
Tú Commands
verb
infinitive
decir
hacer
+ tú
command
di
haz
English
translation
tell
make or do
ir
salir
ser
ve
sal
sé
go
leave
be
tener
poner
venir
ten
pon
ven
have
put
come
¡Practicar!
1. Eat more fruit!
¡Come más fruta!
2. Sleep 8 hours!
¡Duerme 8 horas!
3. Tell the truth!
¡Di la verdad!
Negative Tú Commands
To form a negative tú command:
1. Conjugate the verb in the present
tense yo form.
2. Drop the –o.
3. Add the correct ending.
-ar verbs add -es
-er and –ir verbs add -as
4. Put “no” in front of the command.
Negative Tú Commands
present tense “tú” form
negative tú command
caminas
¡No camines!
comes
¡No comas!
duermes
¡No duermas!
Irregular Negative
Tú Commands
verb
infinitive
saber
ser
- tú
command
no sepas
no seas
English
translation
don’t know
don’t be
ir
dar
estar
no vayas
no des
no estés
don’t go
don’t give
don’t be
haber
no hayas
don’t have*
*used as a helping verb
Irregular Negative
Tú Commands
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a
spelling change to preserve the
sound of the verb.
examples:
buscar – no busques
jugar – no juegues
organizar – no organices
¡Practicar!
1. Don’t open the door!
¡No abras la puerta!
2. Don’t do your homework!
¡No hagas tu tarea!
3. Don’t be silly!
¡No seas tonto!