Spanish Commands — Sections 1–3

Affirmative tú: regular endings

-ar → -a; -er/-ir → -e. Use the él/ella present-tense form.

Affirmative tú: decir, ir, ser

di, ve, sé

Affirmative tú: salir, hacer, tener

sal, haz, ten

Affirmative tú: venir, poner

ven, pon

Negative tú: regular endings

-ar → -es; -er/-ir → -as. Put no before the verb.

Negative tú: how to form it

Present-tense yo form → drop -o → add the opposite ending.

Negative tú: ser, ir, dar

no seas, no vayas, no des

Negative tú: estar, saber

no estés, no sepas

Negative tú: tener, hacer, poner

no tengas, no hagas, no pongas

Negative tú: salir, venir, decir

no salgas, no vengas, no digas

Ud. commands: regular endings

-ar → -e; -er/-ir → -a. Talking to one person formally.

Uds. commands: regular endings

-ar → -en; -er/-ir → -an. Talking to a group.

Nosotros commands: regular endings

-ar → -emos; -er/-ir → -amos. Means “Let’s…”

Ud., Uds., nosotros: how to form commands

Present-tense yo form → drop -o → add the opposite ending.

Ud., Uds., nosotros: negative commands

Use the same command form and add no before it. Example: hable → no hable.

Ud.: ser, ir, dar

sea, vaya, dé

Ud.: estar, saber

esté, sepa

Uds.: ser, ir, dar

sean, vayan, den

Uds.: estar, saber

estén, sepan

Nosotros: ser, dar

seamos, demos

Nosotros: estar, saber

estemos, sepamos

Nosotros: ir, affirmative and negative

vamos = let’s go; no vayamos = let’s not go

Commands: irregular yo stems

Keep the irregular yo stem. Hacer → hago → haga; traer → traigo → traiga.