Affirmative Commands

Affirmative Commands

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Los mandatos afirmativos

​Eat your food.

​What is an affirmative command?

​An affirmative command is a command that tells someone to do something.

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​Do this!

​Sit down!

​Eat your vegetables!

​Come here!

​Go away

​What is an affirmative command?

​If you want to get technical, this is NOT another verb tense.

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​This is a verb MOOD and it's called the IMPERATIVE mood.

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​Everything you have learned thus far has been the indicative mood- present, preterite, imperfect, present perfect, present progressive

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Affirmative Command Conjugations​

Take a minute to ponder this chart of verb endings.

​Note: Affirmative Commands are conjugated based on who you are speaking to directly.

​For that reason, you won't see any conjugations for 'yo' on the chart. If you are speaking to yourself, you'd use the "tú" form.

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​You also won't see any conjugations for él, ella, ellos or ellas because you wouldn't command someone in 3rd person. You have to be speaking directly to them.

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​Also- FYI- the "nosotros"command is best translated as "Let's..." as in "Let's eat!" It's a command to a group and you are including yourself.

​What the flip?!

Did you notice that the endings are flipped from what they normally are on the usted, ustedes and nosotros conjugations?

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In the chart, you'll see how -ar verbs which usually use -a endings have -e endings for usted, ustedes and nosotros.

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​Similarly, -er and -ir verbs that normally have -e endings, use -a endings.

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​Flipped endings

A to E -ar verbs

E to A. -er and -ir verbs

Let's ponder this again...​

Now let's look at these basic conjugations

Vamos a revisar las reglas​

Let's review the rules​

Multiple Choice

Will we use commands for él, ella, ellos or ellas?

• No because you have to be speaking directly to someone

• Yes

• Maybe if you are telling them what to do while they aren't in the room.

Multiple Choice

What are affirmative commands for?

• To tell someone to do something

• To tell someone NOT to do something

Multiple Choice

Using a "nosotros" command is like saying....

• Let's ____

• You all need to....

• Please can you...

• We all could...

Multiple Choice

What can you say about the endings for commands to:

usted, ustedes and nosotros?

• Same as regular present tense but the vowel gets flipped

• Add an "s"

• Add a "d"

• Same as regular present tense- no difference

Multiple Select

What can you say about the vosotros command?

• Simply drop the "r" and add a "d"

• They are only used in Spain

• It's the same as vosotros in present tense

• It's the same as ustedes

¡Practiquemos!

Let's practice​

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

ustedes - hablar

• habla

• hablen

• hablad

• hablemos

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

vosotros - hablar

• habla

• hablen

• hablad

• hablemos

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

tú - hablar

• habla

• hablen

• hablad

• hablemos

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

tú - comer

• come

• coma

• comen

• comamos

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

usted - comer

• come

• coma

• comen

• comamos

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

nosotros - comer

• comen

• coma

• coman

• comamos

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

ustedes - abrir

• abren

• abran

• abra

• abre

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

tú - abrir

• abren

• abran

• abra

• abre

Multiple Choice

Select the correct command for the person and the verb

usted - abrir

• abren

• abran

• abra

• abre

Práctica más dificil​

Harder practice​

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​In the following questions:

assume that a person is your friend unless they have a title in front of their name.

Multiple Choice

Juan, boil the water! (hervir)

• Juan, hierve el agua

• Juan, hierva el agua

• Juan, hirvamos el agua

• Juan, hiervan el agua

Multiple Choice

María, cut the onions (cortar)

• María, corta las cebollas

• María, cortan las cebollas

• María, corte las cebollas

• María, corten las cebollas

Multiple Choice

Friends, let's eat (comer)

• Amigos, comamos

• Amigos, coman

• Amigos, coma

• Amigos, comed

Multiple Choice

Y'all wash the dishes (Latin America)- Lavar

• Laven los platos por favor

• Lavan los platos por favor

• Lave los platos por favor

• Lavemos los platos por favor

Multiple Choice

Talking to your grandmother (formal)

Stir the soup (revolver)

• Revuelve la sopa

• Revuelva la sopa

• Revuelvan la sopa

• Revuelven la sopa

How can you tell if it's a command or statement?

Since "tú" commands look the same as 3rd person singular present tense, you might be wondering how to tell them apart.

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The two hints that will tell you if it's a command or statement are:

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​1. Punctuation

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​2. Context

Command or Statement?

​Ana, ¡come! - command - Ana, eat!

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Ana come. -statement- Ana eats.

Multiple Choice

Command or Statement?

Juan, bebe tu leche.

• Command

• Statement

Multiple Choice

Command or Statement?

Juan bebe su leche

• Command

• Statement

Multiple Choice

Command or Statement?

Ana estudia.

• Command

• Statement

Multiple Choice

Command or Statement?

Ana, estudia.

• Command

• Statement

What about pronouns?

​We have learned that you can place reflexive, direct object and indirect object pronouns in 3 places so far.

1. ​Before the conjugated verb

2. ​Attached to the infinitive

3. ​Attached to the progressive participle

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​Now there is ONE MORE place that they can go, can you guess what it is?

Multiple Choice

Where else do you think pronouns can go?

Hint: Think about commands you know such as "siéntate" or "levántate"

• Attached to the affirmative command

• Before the affirmative command

• After the affirmative command but not attached

Attached to the Affirmative is correct!

In fact, you Always Attach to the Affirmative


Remember A.A.A.

​Examples of commands with pronouns

​Dame el libro- Give me the book

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​Abrela- Open it (the door)

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​Ciérramela- Close it for me (the door)

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​Pásamelo- Pass it to me (the pencil)

They will follow the same ORDER rules that we have learned so far.

1. ​​Reflexive

2. ​Indirect

3. ​Direct

​FYI- you'll notice that when you add objects to the end of the verb, you will see an accent in order to preserve the natural accent of the word. I won't be testing you on this, but I wanted you to know why it was there.

Multiple Choice

Give me the book!

• dáme el libro

• me da el libro

• da me el libro

Multiple Choice

Talk to me!

• Háblame

• Habla me

• Me habla

Multiple Choice

Pass it to her

• pásaselo

• pasa se lo

• se lo pasa

Multiple Choice

Eat it

• cómelo

• lo come

• come lo

Multiple Choice

Give it to me

• dámelo

• dálome

• me lo da

• me lo da

​Ok but are there any irregulars I should know?

​Oh yes, there are irregulars.

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​Sadly, we aren't going to learn those today. I know you're upset.

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​Otro día. Te prometo.

Poll

How do you feel about affirmative commands?

• I'm a pro

• I'm starting to catch on

• I really don't get it

Poll

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