Transcript What are nosotros commands?

Ud., Uds., and Nosotros
Commands
SLEEP!
LET’S
NOT
LITTER!
Spanish III
Señora Hoffman-Fields
DON’T
WALK!
LET’S
RUN!
What are Ud. commands?
• An Ud. command is used to tell someone
to do (or not do) something.
– to tell someone to DO something, use an
AFFIRMATIVE command.
– to tell someone to NOT DO something, use a
NEGATIVE command.
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 Ud. Commands
To form an affirmative Ud. command:
1. Conjugate the verb in the present
tense yo form.
2. Drop the –o.
3. Add the correct ending.
-ar verbs add -e
-er and –ir verbs add -a
Affirmative Ud. Commands
present tense “yo” form
Ud command
camino
¡Camine!
elijo
¡Elija!
hago
¡Haga!
Irregular Affirmative
Ud Commands
verb
infinitive
saber
ser
+ Ud.
command
sepa
sea
English
translation
know
be
ir
dar
estar
vaya
dé
esté
go
give
be
haber
haya
have*
*used as a helping verb
Irregular Spelling
Ud. Commands
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a
spelling change to preserve the
sound of the verb.
examples:
buscar – -- busque
jugar – juegue
organizar – organice
¡Practicar!
1. Eat more fruit!
¡Coma más fruta!
2. Sleep 8 hours!
¡Duerma 8 horas!
3. Tell the truth!
¡Diga la verdad!
Negative Ud. Commands
To form a negative Ud. command:
1. Add the word “no” in front of the
affirmative Ud. command.
What are Uds. commands?
• An Uds. command is used to tell more than
one person to do (or not do) something.
Affirmative Uds. Commands
To form an affirmative Uds. command:
1. Conjugate the verb in the present
tense yo form.
2. Drop the –o.
3. Add the correct ending.
-ar verbs add -en
-er and –ir verbs add -an
Irregular Affirmative
Uds. Commands
verb
infinitive
saber
ser
+ Uds.
command
sepan
sean
English
translation
know
be
ir
dar
estar
vayan
den
estén
go
give
be
haber
hayan
have*
*used as a helping verb
Irregular Spelling
Uds. Commands
-car, -gar, -zar verbs have a
spelling change to preserve the
sound of the verb.
examples:
buscar – -- busquen
jugar – jueguen
organizar – organicen
Affirmative Uds. Commands
present tense “yo” form
Uds command
camino
¡Caminen!
elijo
¡Elijan!
hago
¡Hagan!
Negative Uds. Commands
To form a negative Uds. command:
1. Add the word “no” in front of the
affirmative Uds. command.
¡Practicar!
1. Don’t open the door!
¡No abran la puerta!
2. Do your homework!
¡Hagan sus tareas!
3. Don’t be silly!
¡No sean tontos!
What are nosotros commands?
• An nosotros command is used to express
“Let’s” do (or not do) something.
Affirmative Nosotros Commands
To form an affirmative nosotros command:
1. Conjugate the verb in the present
tense yo form.
2. Drop the –o.
3. Add the correct ending.
-ar verbs add -emos
-er and –ir verbs add -amos
Irregular Affirmative
Nosotros Commands
verb
infinitive
saber
ser
ir
+ nosotros
command
sepamos
seamos
vamos
English
translation
know
be
go
dar
estar
haber
demos
estemos
hayamos
give
be
have*
*used as a helping verb
Affirmative Nosotros Commands
present tense “yo” form
nosotros command
camino
¡Caminemos!
elijo
¡Elijamos!
hago
¡Hagamos!
Negative Nosotros Commands
To form a negative nosotros command:
1. Add the word “no” in front of the
affirmative nosotros command.
Irregular Negative
Nosotros Command
verb
infinitive
ir
- nosotros
English
command
translation
no vayamos Let’s not go
¡Practicar!
1. Let’s not open the door!
¡No abramos la puerta!
2. Let’s do our homework!
¡Hagamos nuestra tarea!
3. Let’s not be silly!
¡No seamos tontos!