Transcript Irregular informal commands

Repaso…
Remember we just learned about informal commands
(mandatos). Let’s review how they are conjugated. For a
positive command:
Conjugate the verb in the tú present tense and then drop the S.
Example:
If you want to tell a friend to walk:
1. The verb is CAMINAR
2. Conjugate in the tú present tense  CAMINAS
3. Drop the S  CAMINA
4. The tú command for Walk! is  ¡Camina!
Practica:
Conjugate the following into the positive tú command:
Eat! 
Sleep 
Sing 
Run 
Repaso… negative commands
To command someone NOT to do something (negative tú commands)
Conjugate the verb in the tú present tense. If the ending is AS, switch it to ES. If the
ending is ES, switch it to AS.
If you want to tell a friend not to smoke:
1. The verb is FUMAR
2. Conjugate in the tú present tense  FUMAS
3. Switch the AS to ES  FUMES
4. Add the NO to make it negative ¡no fumes!
If you want to tell a friend not to run:
1. the verb is CORRER
2. Conjugate in the tú present tense  CORRES
3. Switch the ES to AS  CORRAS
4. Add the no to make it negative  ¡NO CORRAS!
Practica…
Conjugate the following into the negative tú command:
Don’t Eat! 
Don’t Sleep 
Don’t Sing 
Don’t Run 
Irregular verbs
There are some verbs that don’t follow the standard conjugation pattern. These are called
IRREGULAR VERBS. The following are irregular tú commands:
INFINITIVE FORM
POSITIVE COMMAND
NEGATIVE COMMAND
HACER
Haz
No hagas
PONER
Pon
No pongas
TENER
Ten
No tengas
IR
Ve
No vayas
SER
Sé
No seas
VENIR
Ven
No vengas
SALIR
Sal
No salgas
DECIR
Di
No digas
Here’s a trick to memorize the irregular
positive commands
SAY
HAS
SÉ
Haz
Ven
Di Sal
TEN
Weapon
VE
PON