Capítulo 3B - Irregular tú commands #1

Capítulo 3B - Irregular Tú Commands

by Sra. Shindelar

​Tú commands are used to tell people what to do. You are commanding someone to do something.

​Some examples in English are:

​Sit down!

​Eat your dinner!

​Brush your teeth!

​Take out the trash!

​Be nice to your brother!

​Turn left right here!

​To form Tú commands, use the él, ella, Ud. form of the verb in the present tense.

​Here are some examples in Spanish:

​Bailar = Baila Jugar = juega

​Comer = Come Empezar = empieza

​Escribir = Escribe servir = sirve

​Dormir = Duerme Ducharse = dúchate

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of "Cantar"

• Canto

• Cantas

• Canta

• Canté

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of "leer"

• lea

• leo

• leí

• lee

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of vivir?

• vive

• viva

• vivi

• vivo

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of "cepillarse los dientes"

• te cepillas

• cepillaste

• cepíllate

• te cepilles

​There are 8 irregular tú commands in Spanish:

​poner = pon (put, place, turn on!)

​tener = ten (have; be!)

​hacer = haz (do; make!)

​decir = di (say; tell!)

​salir = sal (leave!)

​Ser = sé (be!)

​Ir = ve (go!)

​venir = ven (come!)

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of TENER?

• ven

• ten

• ve

• pon

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of IR?

• ven

• ten

• ve

• pon

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of PONER?

• pon

• sal

• ven

• ve

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of VENIR?

• pon

• sal

• ven

• ve

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of HACER?

• pon

• sal

• ven

• haz

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of SER?

• sé

• sal

• ven

• ve

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of DECIR?

• di

• sal

• ve

• sé

Multiple Choice

What is the command form of SALIR?

• sé

• sal

• ve

• di

Multiple Choice

What does SAL mean?

• go

• say

• talk

• leave

Multiple Choice

What does VE mean?

• go

• say

• talk

• leave

Multiple Choice

What does DI mean?

• go

• say

• put/place

• leave

Multiple Choice

What does PON mean?

• go

• say

• put/place

• leave

Multiple Choice

What does SÉ mean?

• Be

• Do/make

• Come

• Have

Multiple Choice

What does HAZ mean?

• Be

• Do/make

• Come

• Have

Multiple Choice

What does VEN mean?

• Be

• Do/make

• Come

• Have

Multiple Choice

What does TEN mean?

• Be

• Do/make

• Come

• Have

​If you have a pronoun, you must attach it to the irregular command :

​Put it (cuaderno) on the table = Ponlo en la mesa.
Put them (bebidas) on the table. = Ponlas en la mesa.

​Have it. (postre) = Tenlo.
Have them. (fiestas) = Tenlas.

​Do it. (proyecto)= Hazlo
Make it (cama) = Hazla
Make them (galletas) = Hazlas

​Tell me= Dime
Tell us = Dinos
Say it (respuesta) = Dila

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Tell her''?

• dicele

• le dice

• la di

• dile

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Put them (the books) on the desk''?

______en el escritorio.

• ponlos

• los pone

• ponelos

• los pon

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Make it (almuerzo)"?

• hacelo

• hacela

• hazlo

• hazla

Multiple Choice

How do you say "Do it (tarea)"?

• hacelo

• hacela

• hazlo

• hazla

Multiple Choice

How do you say, "Tell me?"

• diceme

• me di

• me dice

• dime

Multiple Choice

How many irregular tú commands are there?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 8

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a tú command?

• to talk about the past

• ta talk about what is happening right now

• to talk about the future

• to tell someone what to do