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Formal Commands and Tú
Commands with Pronouns
By: David Harpen
Formal Ud. & Uds. Commands
Page 259
• You form usted commands with the yo
form of verbs.
• Drop the –o and add the following
endings.
• You would use commands to sound
assertive or force someone to do
something.
Verb Examples
Commands
Infinitive
Present Tense
Probar (ue) Yo pruebo
Usted
pruebe
Comer
Yo como
coma
añadir
Yo
añado
añada
Ustedes
prueben
coman
añadan
*SPARKNOTES
• When using formal usted/ustedes
commands:
• If the verbs end in –ar then it the end
changes to –e or –en.
• If the verb ends –ir or –er then the verb
changes to –a or –an.
• A lil’ something they don’t teach you in the
book. 
Irregular Ud./Uds. Commands
• For the irregular ud./uds. Commands there
really aren’t any cool short cuts or
anything to help you out.
• The only thing you can do is memorize
them. 
Dar:
Estar:
Ir:
Saber:
Ser
Usted: Dé:
Esté:
Vaya:
Sepa:
Sea:
Uds.
Estén:
Vayan:
Sepan:
Sean:
Den:
-Car, -Gar, and –Zar Verbs
• Verbs ending in –car, -gar, and –zar have a
spelling change in the command form.
• -Car verbs end in –que or –quen, -Gar verbs end
in –gue or –guen, and –Zar verbs end in –ce or –
cen.
Buscar

Busque
Pagar

Pague
Empezar

Empiece
Practice
Camine
_______ cerca de la bibloteca.
(caminar) (usted form)
Lean
________
el libro.
(leer) (ustedes)
Diga
________
el maestro.***
(Decir) (usted)
More Practice
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_______
Empiece tu tarea.
(empezar) (usted)
Toque
_______
el instrumento.
(tocar) (ud.)
Vayan
_______
la escula ahora.
(Ir) (uds.)
Affirmative and Negative
Commands Pg. 264
• In affirmative commands, you attach the
object pronouns to the end of the verb.
• Give me the ball.
• Déme la pelota.
• Touch them.
• Tócalos.
Tambíen
• Also when using affirmative commands of
two syllables or more, the stressed vowel
carries an accent.
• Its almost always going to be the second
to last stressed syllable in the verb.
Cook me some food.
Cocíneme alguna comida.
Negative Commands
• These are a lot easier than affirmative.
• When using the negative command, you
are telling someone not to do something.
• Steps:
• 1. Put “No” down first
• 2. Then place the object directly after it
• 3. Last you place the verb
• 4. The rest of the sentence.
Examples
• No me toque.
• Don’t touch me.
• No le salga.
• Don’t leave him.
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Practice
Bring me a towel.
_______
Traígame.
Cut her steak.
Córtele.
_______
Don’t eat the food.
No la coma.
_________
Don’t play the videogame
No
lo juegue
__________
Affirmative Tú Commands
• Affirmative command tú commands
are the same as the usted/el/ella form
of the verb in the present tense.
Present Tense
He cooks the food and
cleans the house.
El cocina la comida y
limpia la casa.
Affirmative Tú
Command
Cook the food and
clean the house.
Cocina la comida y
limpia la casa.
Tambíen
• You can also attach pronouns to
affirmative commands.
• When you attach the pronouns to verbs
with two or more syllables, add an Accent
to show stress.
Irregulars
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Hacer >>>>>>>>> Haz
Ir>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ve
Ser>>>>>>>>>>>Se (accent over the e)
Decir>>>>>>>>>>Di
Pongo>>>>>>>>>Pon
Salgo>>>>>>>>>Sal
Tener>>>>>>>>>Ten
Venir>>>>>>>>>>Vengo
Practice
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Haz tu cama.
______
(To make)
Ven
______
cerca de la escuela ahora.
(To come)
Sal
______
mi casa.
(To leave)
Pon
______
la mesa.
(To set)
Works Cited
• I got all information from the McDougal
Little “Avancemos Dos” book.
• http://pwnwear.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/11/Owen-StarskyHutch-Signature-Do-It.jpg
THE END
• Also additional information on this cite
includes:
• http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?
qid=20080912122521AAPZEU4