Tú commands/Affirmative tú commands
1. Formation: use the 3rd person singular (he/she) form of
the present tense.
Negative “tú” commands
1. Formation: Start with “no” and use the “tú” form of the subjunctive.
To form subjunctive: A) start off with the “yo” form of the present
tense, B) drop the “-o”, C) use the opposite vowel of the infinitive
plus an “s”.
Example: bañar → baña
comer → come
Opposite vowels:
Example: bañar → No bañes
comer → No comas
2. Reflexive Verbs: For positive (+) commands,
add/attach the reflexive pronoun “te” AND use an
accent mark counting 2 vowels back from the command
form
-ar → e + s
-er/-ir → a + s
2. Reflexive Verbs: For negative (-) commands, the reflexive pronoun
“te” preceeds the command form. No accent needed.
Example: bañarse → No te bañes
Example: bañarse → báñate
3. Stem-changers continue being stem-changers in the
3. Stem-changers continue being stem-changers in the
command forms:
command forms:
Example: pedir→ No pidas
dormir→ No duermas
Example: pedir→ pide
dormir→duerme
4. Irregulars for the affirmative “tú” commands are:
venir,
tener,
poner,
salir,
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decir,
ir/ver,
hacer,
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ser
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4. Orthographic verbs are those that end with the following endings:
-car, -gar, -zar
→
-qu, -gu, -c
-cer, -cir
→
-zc
-ger, -gir, -guir
→
-j, -j, -g
-uir
- (add) y
Example: sacar → no saques
llegar → no llegues
5. Irregulars for the negative “tú” commands are DISHES:
Dar
no dés
Ir
Saber
no vayas no sepas
Haber
Estar
no hayas
no esté
Ser
no seas