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Mandatos
COMMANDS
Mandatos
 In Spanish, commands
are called “mandatos.”
 A command is used to
tell some what to do or
what not to do.
 Questions and
suggestions are not
commands.
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You should not do that!
Will you wash the car?
You need to study more!
 Examples of commands:
 Wash the dishes!
 Do your homework!
 Eat your vegetables!
 Don’t do that!
 Take a bath!
Types of Commands
 Commands include do’s
and don’ts.
 Do’s are called
affirmative commands
 Mandatos
afirmativos
 Don’ts are called
negative commands
 Mandatos
negativos
 Commands also differ
depending on who you
are talking to:
 Informal
(tú)
Commands
 Formal (Ud.)
Commands
 Plural (Uds.)
Commands
Regular Affirmative Tú Commands
 It’s easy to form
affirmative tú
commands, those that
tell someone to do
something.
 To form an affirmative,
informal command,
simply take the
Él/Ella/Ud. form of the
verb in the present tense.
 For example:
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Eat the pizza!
¡Come la pizza!
Wash the dishes!
¡Lava los platos!
You try it!
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Translate the following sentences into Spanish using
Affirmative Tú Commands:
Dance!
2. Win!
3. Study for the test.
4. Run!
1.
1. ¡Baila!
2. ¡Gana!
3. Estudia para el
examen.
4. ¡Corre!
More about Affirmative Tú Commands
 Remember!
 To
form Regular
Affirmative Tú
Commands, just take
the Él/Ella/Ud. form
of the verb in the
present tense.
 But, some verbs are
irregular…
 Poner
 Salir
 Tener
 Venir
 Decir***
 Ir
 Ser
 Hacer
Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands
 What did you notice about some of the irregular
verbs?
Hint: Think about their ‘yo’ form in the present tense.
 Right! Most of them are yo-go verbs!
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 Some irregular affirmative tú commands can be
formed by taking the ‘go’ off of the yo form of the
present tense verb.
Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands
Infinitive
Yo form
Command
Poner
Pongo
Pon
Tener
Tengo
Ten
Decir
Digo
Di
Salir
Salgo
Sal
Venir
Vengo
Ven
More Irregular Affirmative Tú Commands
 The remaining 3 irregular verbs must be
memorized:
Hacer
 Haz
Ser  Sé
Ir  Ve
Remember!
Princess Di haz séventen very
pretty ponies in her salon!
You try it!
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Let’s practice using irregular affirmative tú commands.
Translate the following sentences into Spanish.
1.
Go!
Do the homework!
Put the pencil on the desk.
Come to class on time.
Tell the truth!
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
¡Ve!
¡Haz la tarea!
Pon el lapiz en el pupitre.
Ven a la clase a tiempo.
¡Di la verdad!