Transcript Negative Tú Commands

Affirmative / Negative
Tú Commands
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Avancemos 3
Affirmative Tú
Commands
Affirmative Tú Commands
You
already know how to
give affirmative
commands to someone
you address as tú.
You take the 3rd person
form of the verb.
Affirmative Tú Commands
Pasa
por la calle.
Aprende a cocinar.
Escribe tarjetas postales.
Affirmative Tú Commands
Some
verbs have irregular
affirmative tú commands.
To form many of these
commands, take the yo
form of the present tense
and drop the -go:
Affirmative Tú Commands
Poner
(Infinitive)
Yo form?
Pongo
Command form?
Pon
Affirmative Tú Commands
Tener
(Infinitive)
Yo form?
Tengo
Command form?
Ten
Affirmative Tú Commands
Decir
(Infinitive)
Yo form?
Digo
Command form?
Di
Affirmative Tú Commands
Salir
(Infinitive)
Yo form?
Salgo
Command form?
Sal
Affirmative Tú Commands
Venir
(Infinitive)
Yo form?
Vengo
Command form?
Ven
Affirmative Tú Commands
Hacer,
Ser, and Ir have
irregular tú command
forms that must be
memorized:
haz, sé, ve
Affirmative Tú Commands
¡Ve
a la tienda!
Go to the store!
¡Di la verdad!
Tell the truth!
Negative Tú
Commands
Negative Tú Commands
To
form negative tú
commands with regular
verbs, we drop the o of the
present-tense yo form and
add the following endings:
Negative Tú Commands
HABLAR
hablo
No hables ahora
habl
es
Negative Tú Commands
COMER
como
No comas eso.
com
as
Negative Tú Commands
ABRIR
abro
abr
No abras esa puerta.
as
Negative Tú Commands
Notice
that -ar verbs take
the ending -es and that –
er/-ir verbs take the
ending -as.
In stem-changing verbs
the stem change remains.
Negative Tú Commands
No
enciendas el horno.
No añadas demasiado
sal.
No pongas los
camarones en la sartén
todavía.
Negative Tú Commands
Verbs ending in -car, -gar,
and -zar have the
following spelling changes
in negative tú commands
in order to maintain the
original sound.
Negative Tú Commands
-car (c…qu)
TOCAR
toco
toqu
No toques el piano.
es
Negative Tú Commands
-gar (g…gu)
LLEGAR
llego
llegu
No llegues tarde.
es
Negative Tú Commands
-zar (z…c)
CRUZAR
cruzo
cruc
No cruces aquí.
es
Negative Tú Commands
Some
verbs, such as ir,
ser, dar, and estar have
irregular negative tú
command forms.
Negative Tú Commands
Dar
Estar
Ir
Ser
No des
No estés
No vayas
No seas