Spanish Informal/Formal Commands

Irregulars and Rules

decir (informal)

di

hacer (informal)

haz

ir (informal)

ve

poner (informal)

pon

salir (informal)

sal

ser (informal)

sé

tener (informal)

ten

venir (informal)

ven

When do you use the informal irregular forms?

for affirmative commands

How to conjugate for informal negative commands?

Use the tú form of present subjunctive for all verbs, including regular and irregular

How to conjugate informal affirmative commands?

use the el/ella form of the verb, except for when it is the irregulars.

Ser (formal)

sea/no sea

ir (formal)

vaya/no vaya

dar (formal)

dé/no dé

estar (formal)

esté/no esté

saber (formal)

sepa/no sepa

dar plural (formal)

den/no den

How to conjugate formal commands for affirmative and negative?

1. start with the yo form

2. drop the o ending

3. add the opposite vowel ending

In the formal commands, what stays in the yo form?

the stem changes

For reflexives, IO, and DO, what is the form for affirmative?

They are connected

For reflexives, IO, and DO, what is the form for negatives?

no+reflexive+verb