Los mandatos tú, usted y ustedes
Use an affirmative tú command to tell 1 person (a friend/acquaintance) to do something (informal)
Use a negative tú command to tell 1 person (a friend/acquaintance) to NOT do something (informal)
Use an usted command to tell 1 person to do OR not to do something (formal)
Use and ustedes command to tell MORE than 1 person to do OR not to do something
Command | Command Conjugation | -AR | -ER/-IR | Example: Respirar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tú command (affirmative) | present tense él form | -a | -e | Respira! |
Tú command (negative) | yo form, drop -o, add opposite ¨tú¨ form ending | -es | -as | No respires! |
Usted Command (+/-) | yo form, drop -o, add opposite ¨usted¨ form ending | -e | -a | Respire! |
Ustedes Command (+/-) | yo form. drop -o, add opposite ¨ustedes¨ form ending | -en | -an | Respiren! |
Recuerda! If you went to the YO form first/usted opposite endings, make -Car, -Gar, -Zar changes.
C —> Qu
G —> Gu
Z —> C
Recuerda! Don´t forget to do stem changes for stem-changing verbs.
E —> Ie
O —> Ue
E —> I
U —> Ue
The following verbs are irregular AFFIRMATIVE TÚ commands: (VIN DIESEL)
Venir= to come | Decir= to say | Salir= to leave | Hacer= to do/make | Tener= to have | Ir= to go | Poner= to put/set | Ser= to be |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ven | Di | Sal | Haz | Ten | Ve | Pon | Sé |
The following are irregular NEGATIVE TÚ, USTED & USTEDES commands: (SIDES)
Infinitive | Saber= to know | Ir= to go | Dar= to give | Estar= to be | Ser= to be |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative tú | No sepas | No vayas | No des | No estés | No seas |
Usted | Sepa | Vaya | Dé | Esté | Sea |
Ustedes | Sepan | Vayan | Den | Estén | Sean |