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LOS MANDATOS – ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Positive tú commands
POSITIVE TÚ COMMANDS (REGULAR)
Simply put the verb in the él / ella / Ud. form of the present tense to command someone you know well.
For example:
Drink the milk!
Buy the red shirt!
Write your name!
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Bebe la leche.
Compra la camisa roja.
Escribe tu nombre.
POSITIVE TÚ COMMANDS (IRREGULAR)
There are eight irregular positive tú commands:
tener:
venir:
poner:
salir:
decir:
ser:
ir:
hacer:
ten
ven
pon
sal
di
sé
ve
haz
Ten cuidado.
Ven conmigo.
Ponte el abrigo.
Sal de aquí.
Di la verdad.
Sé simpático.
Ve al supermercado.
Haz la tarea.
Have caution.
Come with me.
Put on the coat.
Leave here.
Say the truth.
Be nice.
Go to the supermarket.
Do the homework.
POSITIVE TÚ COMMANDS WITH REFLEXIVE VERBS
Reflexive actions just express “myself,” “yourself,” etc.
me
te
se
(myself)
nos
(yourself)
(himself)
se
(herself)
(yourself—formal)
(ourselves)
(themselves)
(yourselves)
With positive tú commands that are reflexive, the pronoun must go at the end of the command. Since you have added an extra
syllable, write in an accent to keep the original sound.
For example:
Brush your teeth.
Comb your hair.
Wash your face.
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Cepíllate los dientes.
Péinate el pelo.
Lávate la cara.
RID: “REFLEXIVE, INDIRECT, DIRECT”
When you are tacking on multiple pronouns to a command, as with “Buy me it!” or “Put them on yourself!,” the pronouns
always follow the order of “RID.”
Reflexive pronouns get first place after the command.
used to express “self”
Indirect object pronouns get second place.
for/to (me, you, him/her, us, them/you-all)
Direct object pronouns get last place.
(me, you, it/him/her, us, them/you-all)
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me
te
se
nos
me
te
le
nos
me
te
lo/la
nos
se
les
los/las
LOS MANDATOS – ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
All other commands
All other REGULAR COMMANDS
You can also use the following commands in Spanish:
negative tú commands
positive/negative Ud. commands
positive/negative nosotros commands
(In English, the equivalent would be “let’s ___!”)
positive/negative Uds. commands
For all other commands you must use opposite endings.
–AR verbs
–ER/-IR verbs
 use –ER/–IR endings
 use –AR endings
Ex.: Don’t drink the milk. No bebas la leche.
Ex. Don’t buy that!
(No) beba (Ud.) la leche.
(No) bebamos la leche.
(No) beban (Uds.) la leche.
No compres eso.
(No) compre (Ud.) eso.
(No) compremos eso.
(No) compren eso.
All other IRREGULAR COMMANDS
dar:
ir:
estar:
ser:
saber:
Tú
no des
no vayas
no estés
no seas
no sepas
For example:
Ud.
(no) dé
(no) vaya
(no) esté
(no) sea
(no) sepa
Don’t go alone.
Don’t be cruel.
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Nosotros/as
(no) demos
(no) vayamos
(no) estemos
(no) seamos
(no) sepamos
Uds.
(no) den
(no) vayan
(no) estén
(no) sean
(no) sepan
No vayas solo.
No seas cruel.
All other COMMANDS WITH REFLEXIVE VERBS
When giving a negative tú command with a reflexive verb, the pronoun must go before the command, requiring no accent to be
added
For example:
Don’t brush your teeth.
Don’t comb your hair.
Don’t wash your face.
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No te cepilles los dientes.
No te peines el pelo.
No te laves la cara.
RID: “REFLEXIVE, INDIRECT, DIRECT”
When you are tacking on multiple pronouns to a command, as with “Buy me it!” or “Put them on yourself!,” the pronouns
always follow the order of “RID.”
Reflexive pronouns get first place after the command.
used to express “self”
Indirect object pronouns get second place.
for/to (me, you, him/her, us, them/you-all)
Direct object pronouns get last place.
(me, you, it/him/her, us, them/you-all)
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me
te
se
nos
me
te
le
nos
me
te
lo/la
nos
se
les
los/las