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2 AFFIRMATIVE TÚ (INFORMAL) COMMANDS
3 In both English and Spanish… Affirmative commands are used to tell someone to do something! Use them with friends or family. Study the lesson! = ¡Estudia la lección! Learn Spanish! = ¡Aprende español! Write the letter! = ¡Escribe la carta! *
4 A FEW THINGS… In the USA, You will NOT use these commands with someone you’d use the Usted form with. It can be considered disrespectful. In Spanish-speaking countries, it is more common to use commands for simple tasks. If said politely, it is a direct statement, and not considered rude.
5 Here’s how. EXPLANATION: Regular affirmative tú commands use the él/ella/usted (third person singular) form in the present tense. Examples: InfinitivePresent TenseAffirmative Tú Command estudiar=? hablar=? estudia habla ¡Estudia! ¡Habla! aprender=? correr=? aprende corre ¡Aprende! ¡Corre! escribir=? Subir=? escribe sube ¡Escribe! ¡Sube!
6 Let’s try a few easy ones! Speak Spanish! =¡Habla español! Listen! =¡Escucha! Write! =¡Escribe! Buy the balloons! =¡Compra los globos!
7 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:
8 Affirmative Tú Commands Poner (Infinitive) Yo form? Pongo Command form? Pon
9 Tener (Infinitive) Yo form? Tengo Command form? Ten
10 Decir (Infinitive) Yo form? Digo Command form? Di
11 Salir (Infinitive) Yo form? Salgo Command form? Sal
12 Venir (Infinitive) Yo form? Vengo Command form? Ven
13 IRREGULARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command forms that must be memorized: Hacer=haz Ser=sé IR=ve
14 These are the irregular commands. Can you think of a good way to memorize how these are the irregular ones? D (decir) =di H (hacer) =haz I (ir) =ve P (poner) =pon S (salir) = sal S (ser) =sé T (tener) =ten V (venir) =ven di haz ve pon sal sé ten ven cha-cha-cha
15 Try forming these with the irregulars! ¿Puedes decir? Do the homework! Be nice! Leave! Go to the office! Have patience! (paciencia) Tell the truth! (la verdad)
16 Can you say these in English? ¿Puedes decir? ¡Abre la ventana! ¡Lava los platos! ¡Pon las decoraciones!
17 Write the affirmative tú command for each of the following -ar verbs. 1. bailar=baila 2. cantar=canta 3. cerrar=cierra 4. decorar=decora 5. jugar=juega 6. llegar=llega 7. llevar=lleva 8. almorzar=almuerza 9. escuchar=escucha 10. celebrar=celebra on your own first!
18 Write the affirmative tú command for each of the following -er verbs. 1. aprender=aprende 2. barrer=barre 3. beber=bebe 4. comer=come 5. correr=corre 6. querer=quiere 7. traer=trae 8. vender=vende 9. volver=vuelve
19 Write the affirmative tú command for each of the following -ir verbs. 1. compartir=comparte 2. dormir=duerme 3. escribir=escribe 4. recibir=recibe 5. abrir=abre 6. vivir=vive
20 Write the affirmative tú command for each of the following irregular verbs. 1. poner=pon 2. hacer=haz 3. ser=sé 4. tener=ten 5. ir=ve 6. salir=sal 7. venir=ven 8. decir=di
21 Change each infinitive phrase to an affirmative tú command. Modelo: lavar los platos=Lava los platos, por favor. 1. sacar tus apuntes =Saca tus apuntes, por favor. 2. dar el regalo=Da el regalo, por favor. 3. servir el pastel=Sirve el pastel, por favor. 4. cerrar la puerta=Cierra la puerta, por favor. 5. poner las decoraciones=Pon las decoraciones, por favor. 6. llegar temprano=Llega temprano, por favor. 7. aprender español=Aprende español, por favor. 8. beber el jugo=Bebe el jugo, por favor.