Tu Commands

affirmative tu command

present ella form

hablar (affirmative tu command)

habla

prender (atc)

prende

stem changes in present tense ella form

also present in tu commands

volver (atc)

vuelve

decir (atc)

di

hacer (atc)

haz

ir (atc)

ve

poner (atc)

pon

salir (atc)

sal

ser (atc)

sé

tener (atc)

ten

venir (atc)

ven

same affirmative tu command

ir & ver (ve)

pronouns (me, te, lo)

are attached to the end of the affirmative tu command

if the verb of the atc has more than 2 syllables and a pronoun is attached

an accent mark is attached to maintain stress

negative tu command

present tense yo form -> drop the "o" from the ending ->

add "es" for -ar verbs & "as" for -er verbs

hablar (ntc)

no hables

prender (ntc)

no prendas

volver (ntc)

no vuelvas

Verbs w/ irregular yo forms

maintain the same irregularity in negative tu commands

poner (ntc)

no pongas

Verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar

have spelling changes in negative tu commands

c

qu

g

gu

z

c

sacar (ntc)

no saques

apagar (ntc)

no apagues

almorzar (ntc)

no almuerces

dar (ntc)

no des

estar (ntc)

no estés

ir (ntc)

no vayas

saber (ntc)

no sepas

ser (ntc)

no seas

any pronouns (ex: te, lo, se)

precede the verb in negative tu commands