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Mandatos formales (Ud./Uds.)
Mandatos en “usted”
For regular verbs, to form an affirmative or negative command do the following:
1) Take the present tense yo form of the verb.
2) Drop the –o ending (or oy in the verb estar)
3) For –ar verbs add an e
For -er/-ir verbs add an a
The following verbs are irregulares:
ir:
vaya
Go!
dar:
dé
Give!
saber:
sepa
Know!
estar
esté
Be!
ser:
sea
Be!
***you must incorporate the spelling changes for –car, -gar, -zar verbs!
¡Pague(n)!
¡Saque(n)!
¡Comience(n)!
Mandatos en “ustedes”
Commands in the ustedes form are identical to those in the usted form, with the exception that
an n is added to the usted command. This is true for all verbs, regulares e irregulares.
¡Hablen!
Speak!
¡Váyanse!
Go away!
¡No coman!
Don’t eat!
¡Sépanlo!
Know it!
¡Escriban!
Write!
¡Sean amables!
Be kind!
***With all pronouns (reflexive, direct object, indirect object), with an affirmative Ud./Uds.
command, the pronoun is attached to the end of the command. With negative Ud./Uds.
commands, the pronouns come before the command.
Mandatos en “tú”
Mandatos afirmativos en “tú”
For regular verbs, to form an affirmative command do the following:
1) Take the present tense él/ella form of the verb.
The following verbs are common irregulares:
decir:
di
Say! Tell!
salir:
sal
Leave!
hacer:
haz
Do! Make!
ser:
sé
Be!
ir:
ve
Go!
tener:
ten
Have!
poner:
pon
Put!
venir:
ven
Come!
***With all pronouns (reflexive, direct object, indirect object), with an affirmative tú
command, the pronoun is attached to the end of the command. With negative tú commands,
the pronouns come before the command.
Mandatos negativos en “tú”
1) Take the present tense yo form of the verb.
2) Drop the –o ending (or oy in the verb estar)
3) For –ar verbs add an es
For -er/-ir verbs add an as
Irregulares
ir:
no vayas
dar:
no des
saber:
no sepas
estar:
no estés
ser:
no seas