Affirmative and Negative Tú Commands (Mandatos familiares) - Spanish 3 Honors

When would you use a familiar command in Spanish?

to give an order or advice to someone you address with tú

What verb form do you use in an affirmative tú command?

present tense él/ella form

Examples of regular affirmative tú commands

• hablar → habla

• guardar → guarda

• prender → prende

• volver → vuelve

• comer → come

• lavar → lava

• vivir → vive

• escribir → escribe

Do you keep stem changes in affirmative tú commands?

Yes, you keep the stem changes in verbs in affirmative tú commands (contar → cuenta, jugar → juega, repetir → repite).

Examples of IRREGULAR affirmative tú commands (remember: vendisal haz veponsé)

• venir → ven

• dar → di

• salir → sal

• hacer → haz

• ver/ir → ve

• poner → pon

• ser → sé

Where do reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns go in affirmative tú commands?

They are all attached to the END of the verb (habla → háblame, come → cómelo)

What do you add to affirmative tú commands with 2 or more syllables?

an accent, typically on the 3rd vowel from the end (habla → háblame, come → cómelo, borra → bórralos, prende → préndela, imprime → imprímelo)

What do you do to turn an -ar verb into a negative tú command?

Take the present tense yo form, drop the -o and add an -es (guardar → no guardes)

What do you do to turn an -er and -ir verb into a negative tú command?

Take the present tense yo form, drop the -o and add an -as (prender → no prendas)

Do you keep stem changes in negative tú commands?

Yes, you keep the stem changes in negative tú commands (cerrar → no cierras, pensar → no pienses, volver → no vuelvas, pedir → no pidas).

What spelling change do verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have in the negative tú command?

-car → -qu(es/as)
-gar → -gu(es/as)
-zar → -c(es/as)

Examples of regular negative tú commands

• imprimir → no imprimas

• comer → no comas

• hablar → no hables

• escribir → no escribas

• vivir → no vivas

• manejar → no manejes

Examples of irregular negative tú commands (remember: SIDES)

- ser → no seas

- ir → no vayas

- dar → no des

- estar → no estés

- saber → no sepas

- traer → no traigas

Where do reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns go in negative tú commands?

They come BEFORE the command and AFTER the no (hablar → no me hables, leer → no lo leas, decir → no le digas)