Informal tú Commands Español 3 U 2

Informal (tú) Commands Español 3 – U 2 L 1 WALK! SLEEP! EAT!

In Spanish… • To tell someone to do or not to do something, use commands. • When we want to tell a friend or someone we speak informally with to do something we use tú commands… • ¡Come! – EAT! • ¡Camina!- WALK! • ¡Duerme!- SLEEP! What looks familiar about these endings?

Affirmative Commands • Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts • Lets begin with the do’s (affirmative tú commands) • Affirmative tú commands are the same as the él/ella/usted form in the present tense. Present tense: Juan recoge y recicla las latas. Juan collects and recycles the cans. Affirmative tú command Juan, ¡ recoge y recicla las latas, por favor ! Juan, collect and recycle the cans, please !

Let’s look at affirmative commands… • Open the window!… – Verb Abrir • Put it in the él/ella/ud. form = abre ¡Abre la ventana!

Let’s look at affirmative commands… • Speak now!. . . - Verb hablar - Put hablar in the él/ella/ud. form= habla ¡Habla ahora!

Let’s look at affirmative commands… • Drink water!. . . - Verb beber - Put beber in the él/ella/ud. Form = bebe ¡Bebe agua!

Irregular Affirmative tú commands • As you learned in Spanish 2, the following verbs are irregular in the affirmative tú commands: • Venir (to come) Ven • Decir (to say/tell) Di • Salir (to leave) Sal • Hacer (to do/make) Haz • Tener (to have) Ten • Ir (to go) Ve • Poner (to put) Pon • Ser (to be) Sé • You can remember these with the saying: “Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh!”

Irregular Affirmative tú commands – How to remember… • OR, for those of you who remember better with a song: • (To the tune of “Row, row your boat”) Haz, ten, ven aquí Pon, ve, sé, sal, di Do or make Have, come here Put, go, be, leave, tell

La Práctica del Paquete Inglés español 1. Delegate 1. Delega 2. Live 2. Vive 3. Leave 3. Sal 4. Count 4. Cuenta 5. Eat 5. Come 6. Do/make 6. Haz

Negative Commands • If you want to make a tú command negative (don’t…), you have to change the verb completely. You must follow this 3 step process. 1. Go to the yo form. 2. Drop the “o” 3. Add the opposite tú ending (-ar verbs=es, er/ir verbs=as) ****DON’T FORGET THE NO!!!!!***** STATEMENT COMMAND (tú) fumas (tú) corres (tú) duermes ¡No fumes! ¡No corras! ¡No duermas! Don’t smoke! Don’t run! Don’t sleep!

Let’s look at negative commands… • Don’t spend too much money!. . . - Verb gastar - Put gastar in the yo form= gasto Drop the “o” (gast) Add the opposite tú ending = gastes DON’T FORGET THE NO ¡No gastes demasiado dinero!

Let’s look at negative commands… • Don’t choose this sign!. . . - Verb elegir - Put elegir in the yo form= elijo - Drop the “o” (elij) - Add the opposite tú ending = elijas - DON’T FORGET THE NO ¡No elijas este letrero!

****IMPORTANT NOTE: If a verb is irregular in the YO form, it will be irregular in the negative tú command. Be careful of “gogo” verbs, and of “stem changing” verbs. Also watch out for car/gar/zar verbs

Let’s look at negative commands… • These verbs are stem changers… • Dormir – to sleep Don’t sleep in class! - Verb dormir- in yo form = duermo - Drop the “o” = duerm - Add the opposite tú ending and remember stem change - ¡No duermas! ¡No duermas en clase!

Let’s look at negative commands… • “gogo” verbs • Don’t be afraid!. . . (tener miedo) - Verb tener (irregular yo form) - Put tener in the yo form= tengo - Add the opposite tú ending = “as” = tengas ¡No tengas miedo!

Práctica del Paquete 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Don’t come Don’t live there Don’t leave Don’t count Don’t eat Don’t make • • • No vengas No vivas allí No salgas No cuentes No comas No hagas

Irregular negative command verbs • The following verbs are irregular (they spell the acronym SIDES) • S – ser • I – ir • D – dar • E – estar • S - saber • No • No seas vayas des estés sepas

Let’s look at negative commands… • • • Irregular verbs Don’t be sad!. . . ¡No estés triste! Don’t go to class!. . . ¡No vayas a la clase! Don’t give him the money! ¡No le des el dinero a él!

Verbs with spelling changes… (Verbs that end in car/gar/zar verbs) There are several verbs that change spelling when made into negative commands to keep their sound… 1. Jugar- ¡No juegues! - g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound 2. Verbs ending in –car like Practicar - ¡No practiques! -c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound 3. Organizar - ¡No organices! -z changes to c

Let’s look at negative commands… Don’t start! (empezar) ¡No empieces! Don’t touch the piano! -Verb tocar in yo form = toco -Drop “o” and add opposite ending “es” REMEMBER the spelling change! (c – qu) = toques ¡No toques el piano!

Práctica del Paquete 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Don’t go Don’t give Don’t be nice Don’t play Don’t start Don’t take out • • • No vayas No des No seas amable No juegues No empieces No saques

Te toca a ti… Eat more fruit! ¡Come más frutas! Sleep 8 hours a day! ¡Duerme ocho horas al día!

Te toca a ti… Don’t run in the house! ¡No corras en casa! Don’t open the book! ¡No abras el libro!

Práctica - Tarea 1. Help the homeless ! 2. Raise funds ! 3. Recycle the containers ! 4. Volunteer ! 5. Support the elderly ! 6. Read the magazine ! 1. ¡ Ayuda a la gente sin hogar ! 2. ¡ Recauda fondos ! 3. ¡ Recicla los envases ! 4. ¡ Trabaja de voluntario ! 5. ¡ Apoya a los ancianos ! 6. ¡ Lee la revista !

Práctica - Tarea 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Don’t lend money ! Don’t litter ! Don’t read the article ! Don’t count on others ! Don’t do the social action project ! 6. Don’t help the elderly ! 1. 2. 3. 4. ¡ No prestes dinero ¡ ¡ No tires basura ! ¡ No leas el artículo ! ¡ No cuentes con los demás ! 5. ¡ No hagas el proyecto de acción social ! 6. ¡ No ayudes a los ancianos !