Transcript Informal tú commands

Informal Commands
WALK!
SLEEP!
EAT!
In Spanish…
• When we want to tell a friend, a pet or someone
younger to do something we use informal (tú)
commands…
• ¡Come! – EAT!
• ¡Camina!- WALK!
• ¡Duerme!- SLEEP!
What looks familiar about these endings?
Positive Commands
• Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts
• Lets begin with the do’s (positive tú
commands)
To state the do’s of most verbs,
ending of the verb.
STATEMENT
COMMAND
(tú) caminas
¡Camina!
(tú) comes
¡Come!
(tú) duermes
¡Duerme!
drop the –s
Walk!
Eat!
Sleep!
Let’s work on positive commands…
• Open the window!…
– Verb Abrir
• Put it in the tú form = tú abres
• Drop the –s = abre
¡Abre la ventana!
Let’s work on positive commands…
• Speak now!...
- Verb hablar
- Put hablar in the tú form= hablas
- Drop the –s = habla
¡Habla ahora!
Let’s work on positive commands…
• Drink water!...
- Verb beber
- Put beber in the tú form= bebes
- Drop the –s = bebe
¡Bebe agua!
¡OJO! hacer and poner
• These two verbs have irregular
affirmative tú command forms.
• They do not follow the pattern you
just learned.
– poner
pon
• ¡Pon la mesa!
– hacer
haz
• ¡Haz la cama!
• You will learn more irregular
affirmative tú commands in the next
lesson.
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