Transcript Positive Tú Commands

Spanish
Commands
How do I tell
someone what to
do in Spanish?
¿?
In English, it’s easy to give
a command to someone.
•Stand up!
•Sit down!
•Do your homework!
•Clean your room!
We simply use the base verb
form without the subject.
(With commands, the subject is always an
understood “you.”)
•Be careful.
•Drive slowly.
•Don’t touch that!
•Hurry up.
In Spanish, commands are slightly
more challenging because there
are so many ways to say “You”
• Tú – you familiar, singular
•Usted – you formal, singular
•Vosotros – you familiar, plural
•Ustedes – you formal, plural
We will look at all four versions
of Spanish Commands.
First, we’ll begin with
Tú: “you”, familiar, singular
More specifically, we will look at
positive tú commands
telling someone what to do
(as opposed to negative, what not to do.)
Positive Tú Commands:
Positive tú commands are the easiest of all the
commands to learn.
You’ve actually already learned them!
Positive tú commands are formed by saying the
3rd person singular of the verb to the person of
whom you are giving the command.
Positive Tú Commands:
That’s right. Even though our subject is
“tú” when giving a command, we use
the 3rd person singular of the verb to
address our peers or subordinates.
¿?
Let’s try it with
Comer
Positive Tú Commands:
Comer - to eat
como
comemos
comes
coméis
come
comen
Positive Tú Commands:
como
comemos
comes
coméis
come
comen
is the 3rd person singular of the verb.
We will now use come as a command in our sentence.
Positive Tú Commands:
•Come tu cena.
Eat your dinner.
•¡Come más rápida!
Eat faster!
Positive Tú Commands:
It is understood that the person to
whom you are speaking is the
subject of the sentence.
Therefore, it is not necessary to
begin the sentence with “Tú.”
[Tú] Come las verduras.
El Vocabulario:
• Barrer el piso
-
•Cortar el césped -
To sweep the
floor
To cut the
grass
•Hacer la limpieza - To do the
cleaning
•Lavar los platos
- To wash the
dishes
El Vocabulario:
•Limpiar el cuarto
-
To clean the
room
•Pasar la aspiradora -
To vacuum
•Planchar
-
To iron
•Quitar el polvo
-
To dust
•Sacar la basura
-
To take out the
trash
What is the command for
“Vacuum the floor, please.”
“Pasa la aspiradora, por favor.”
What is the command for
“Cut the grass, please.”
“Corta el césped, por favor.”
What is the command for
“Iron the clothes, please.”
“Plancha la ropa, por favor.”
What is the command for
“Take out the trash, please.”
“Saca la basura, por favor.”
What is the command for
“Wash the dishes, please.”
“Lava los platos, por favor.”
Some irregulars:
There are few irregular verbs that do
not take on the 3rd person singular of
the verb. They are:
• Ser
- Sé
• Ir
- Ve
• Hacer - Haz
• Decir
- Di
• Poner
- Pon
• Salir
- Sal
• Tener
- Ten
• Venir
- Ven
Decir – To tell
(+) Tú Command: Di
Di la verdad.
-Tell the truth.
Salir – To leave
(+) Tú Command: Sal
Sal a las diez.
-Leave at 10:00.
Poner – To put/place
(+) Tú Command: Pon
Pon la mesa.
-Set the table.
Pronoun
Placement
Rules
Pronoun Placement
Rules
For Commands:
Pronouns: me, te, nos, os, lo/la,
los/las, le, les, se
#1 – Affirmative Commands – After & Attached
to the verb
#2 – Negative Commands
– Before the verb
Let’s try LEVANTARSE
Since our subject is understood to be
“tú” our Reflexive Pronoun will be:
te
Now conjugate the Positive Tú Command
Levantar:
levanta
Let’s try LEVANTARSE
Since our command is affirmative, attached
the pronoun to the end of the verb.
te
Finally, since you added a syllable, add an
accent to preserve the pronunciation.
levanta