informal commands walk! eat! sleep!. in spanish… when we want to tell a friend to do something we...
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Informal CommandsWALK!
EAT!
SLEEP!
In Spanish…• When we want to tell a friend to do
something we use informal (tú) commands…
• ¡Come! – EAT!• ¡Camina!- WALK!• ¡Duerme!- SLEEP!
What looks familiar about these endings?
• Commands are used for both do’s and don’ts
• Lets begin with the do’s (affirmative tú commands) Affirmative commands have the same form as
theél/ella/Ud present indicative form of the verb.
STATEMENT COMMAND(él) camina ¡Camina! Walk!(ella) come ¡Come! Eat!(Ud.) duerme ¡Duerme! Sleep!
Positive Commands
Let’s work on positive commands…
• Open the window!…– Verb Abrir
• Put it in the él/ella/Ud. form = (ella) abre • Omit the subject pronoun ella.
¡Abre la ventana!
• Speak now!...- Verb hablar
- Put hablar in the é/ella/Ud.form= habla- Remember to omit the subject pronoun.
¡Habla ahora!
Let’s work on positive commands…
• Drink water!...- Verb beber
- Put beber in the él/ella/Ud. form= bebe- Remember to omit the subject pronoun.
¡Bebe agua!
Let’s work on positive commands…
Negative Commands
• To state the don’ts- negative (tú) commands– Switch the –as ending to –es and the –es
endings to –as
STATEMENT COMMAND(tú) fumas ¡No fumes! Don’t smoke!(tú) corres ¡No corras! Don’t run!(tú) duermes ¡No duermas! Don’t sleep!
• Don’t buy pizza!...- Verb comprar
- Put comprar in the tú form= compras- Change the –as to –es= compres
¡No compres la pizza!
Let’s work on negative commands…
• Don’t open the door!...- Verb abrir
- Put abrir in the tú form= abres- Change the –es to –as= abras
¡No abras la puerta!
Let’s work on negative commands…
• Don’t drink soda!...- Verb beber
- Put beber in the tú form= bebes- Change the –es to –as= bebas
¡No bebas los refrescos!
Let’s work on negative commands…
Verbs with spelling changes…
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
• These next verbs have spell changes…– Either g changes to gue OR c changes
to a queDon’t play in the house!
- Verb jugar- in tú form = juegas- Change –as to –es and remember spelling change!= juegues
¡No juegues en la casa!
Let’s work on negative commands…
Don’t arrive late! ¡No llegues tarde!
Don’t touch the piano!-Verb tocar in tú form = tocas
-Change –as to –es and remember the spelling change!= toques
¡No toques el piano!
Let’s work on negative commands…
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!
Te toca a ti…
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