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Worksheets2.1: Informal Commands (Affirmative & Negative)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
_____________ a la universidad.
Sleep.
Duerma.
Duerme.
Dorme.
Dorma.
Leave.
Sale.
Sal.
Sales.
Salga.
Don't leave.
No sal.
No salgas.
No sales.
No sale.
Set the table.
Ponga la mesa.
Pon la mesa.
Pone la mesa.
Pona la mesa.
Don't set the table.
No pongas la mesa.
No pones la mesa.
No pon la mesa.
No ponas la mesa.
Tell the truth!
Dige la verdad!
Di la verdad!
Dice la verdad!
Dica la verdad!
Be good.
Se bueno.
Seas bueno.
Sé bueno.
Sea bueno.
Maria, no (a) (ir) a la cocina.
Juan, no (a) (pedir) más comida, por favor.
Miguel, (a) (ser) más atento en clase.
Lily, (a) (dormir) ocho horas cada noche.
Ignacio, no (a) (poner) los platos sucios en la mesa.
Aveen, (a) (leer) las instrucciones y oraciones con cuidado.
Alejandro, (a) (hacer) todos los quehaceres, ahora.
Roberto, (a) (dar) de comer al perro.
Darío, no (a) (ser) perezoso.
Set the table!
Make your bed!
Clean the bathroom!
Feed the porcupine!
Make your bed!
Feed the cat!
Wash the dishes!
Clean the stairway!
Shave the cat!
Clean the bathroom!
Vacuum the rug!
Cut the grass!
Take out the dog!
Do your homework!
Take out the trash!
Do your chores!
Informal Commands are:
to state facts.
to state opinions.
to tell groups of people what to do.
to tell a peer what to do.
The conjugations are different for affirmative and negative tú commands.
True
False
An affirmative command...
is telling someone to do something.
is stating a fact about something positive.
is telling someone to not do something.
is asking a question starting with no.
A negative command...
is telling someone to do something.
always has no in front.
is not a command.
is a question starting with no.
To form a regular affirmative tú command:
drop the ending and add the opposite nosotros ending.
change it to the yo form and add no.
Leave it in the infinitive.
change the verb to él / ella / ud. form in present tense.
To form a regular negative tú command:
Add no, then change the verb to the yo form, drop the o, add the opposite tú ending.
Leave it in the infinitive form.
Change it to the él / ella / ud. form in the present tense.
Change the verb to the yo form, drop the o, add the opposite tú ending.
(a) (Poner) la mesa
(a) (Planchar) la ropa.
Tú, (a) (sacar) la basura.
Después de pasar la aspiradora, (a) (barrer) el suelo.
Run!
¡No corres!
¡Corre!
¡Corremos!
¡Corra!
Después de la escuela, ____ (ir) a tu casa a estudiar.
pon
vayas
ve
ten
1. The regular affirmative informal command form is the same as the “usted, él, ella” form
(3rd person singular).
verdad
falso
Jugar
cocinar
