Negative Commands

Follow these steps to form negative (tu) commands or informal commands.

  1. Start at the yo form

  2. Drop the -o

  3. Add -es for -AR verbs and -as for -ER and -IR verbs.

    Example: hablar —> hablo —> no hables!

Pronouns are placed in front of negative commands.

Irregular

There are a few irregular negative commands. Unlike affirmative tu commands, there is no phrase to remember these commands.

However, verbs that end in car, gar, and zar have spell-changes.

Verb

Translation

Command

Dar

To give

No des

Ser

To be

No seas

Ir

To go

No vayas

Saber

To know

No sepas

Estar

To be

No estés