Transcript Affirmative Tú Commands

Affirmative Tú Commands
•To tell someone who is your familiar what to do,
simply put the verb in the 3rd person present tense.
Ejemplo: Marta, abre el libro. --- Marta, open the book.
•There are 9 verbs which have irregular tú command conjugations.
6 of the verbs are put in there “yo” form and then the –go is dropped,
leaving an affirmative tú command.
Infinitive
“yo” form
Command
poner
pongo
pon
tener
tengo
ten
decir
digo
di
salir
salgo
sal
hacer
haz
venir
vengo
ven
ser
sé
mantener
mantengo
mantén
ir
ve
hacer, ser, and ir have completely irregular tú
command forms that must be memorized
Pronouns are attached to the end of the command.
If there is more than one vowel in the command place an accent mark on the second
to last vowel of the command to keep the stressed sound the same.
Ejemplos: Dime. --- Tell me. Hazlo. --- Do it.
Cómela. --- Eat it.