Tu affirmative and negative commands

Affirmative and Negative "TU" Commands

Telling ONE person what to or not to do in Spanish!!!

Affirmative Commands

​Do it!

Affirmative Tú commands= tell someone to do something.

• Use when talking to family, friends, or young people

• Affirmative commands use the 3rd person conjugation of the verb

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INFINITIVE

Hablar - to speak

Leer- to read

Escribir- to write

COMMAND​

Habla!- speak!

Lee!- read!

Escribe!- write!

​"AR" VERBS?
TAKE OFF THE "R"!!!

Negative Commands

​Don't do it!

Negative Tú commands = tell someone NOT to do something

• Use when talking to family, friends, or young person.

• Negative ar verb commands use the 2nd person er/ir- ending.

• Negative er/ir verb commands use the 2nd person ar-ending. 

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INFINITIVE

Hablar - to speak

Leer- to read

Escribir- to write

Negative COMMAND​

No Hables!- don't speak!

No Leas!- don't read!

No Escribas!- don't write!

​SWAP the TÚ endings!!!

Irregular Commands

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• Hacer and Poner have irregular  affirmative and negative command forms.

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​Hacer- to do, to make Poner- to put, to place

​ Haz!- Do!
Pon!- Put! Place!

​ No hagas!- Don’t do!
No pongas!- Don’t put

Multiple Choice

Set the table!

• pone la mesa

• pon la mesa

Multiple Choice

Wash the dishes!

• lavar los platos

• lave los platos

• lava los platos

Multiple Choice

Make the bed!

• haz la cama

• hace la cama

• haces la cama

Multiple Choice

You, vaccum the rug!

• pasar la aspiradora

• pasa la aspiradora

Multiple Choice

Juan, mow the grass!

• cortar el cesped

• corta el cesped

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Tu affirmative command for hacer

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Tu affirmative command for poner

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dar de comer el perro

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lavar los platos

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limpiar tu dormitorio

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poner la mesa

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hacer la cama

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quitar el polvo

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cortar el cesped