1215 Formal & Familiar Commands

Question 1

affirmative familiar tú commands

Answer 1

formed using third person singular present tense form of verb
ex. hablar > él habla> habla

Question 2

irregular affirmative familiar tú commands

Answer 2

decir > di
hacer > haz
ir > ve
poner > pon
salir > sal
ser > sé
tener > ten
venir > ven

Question 3

affirmative familiar vosotros commands

Answer 3

take infinitive form of verb
remove “r” and replace with “d”
ex. hablar > hablad

Question 4

affirmative familiar vosotros commands using the reflexive pronoun “os”

Answer 4

when the affirmative command is used with the reflexive pronoun “os”, the final d is dropped
ex. bañarse > bañad > bañaos
the -ir verbs take a written accent over the “i” when the reflexive pronoun “os” is added
ex.vestirse > vestid > vestíos
only verb that doesn’t drop final “d” when “os” is added is irse
ex. irse > ¡Idos! > Go away!

Question 5

negative familiar tú and vosotros commands

Answer 5

negative tú and vosotros commands use the corresponding forms of the present subjunctive

ex. no hables tú
ex. no vendáis vosotros

Question 6

affirmative formal usted and ustedes commands

Answer 6

Formed by dropping -o ending of first person singular (yo) of the present indicative
usted: add -e for -ar verbs and -a for -er/-ir verbs
ustedes: add -en for -ar verbs and -an for -er/-ir verbs
when pronouns are involved in commands, pronouns must be added to the end of the command
consequently, written accent must be added on stressed syllable
ex. póngalas aquí

Question 7

negative formal usted and ustedes commands using pronouns

Answer 7

pronouns must come before the verb

ex. no las ponga allí

Question 8

irregular formal usted and ustedes commands

Answer 8

Dar > (Ud.) dé (Uds.) den
Estar > (Ud.) esté (Uds.) estén
Ser > (Ud.) sea (Uds.) sean
Ir > (Ud.) vaya (Uds.) vayan

Question 9

affirmative first person plural (nosotros) commands

Answer 9

can be expressed in two ways:
-by using nosotros command formed by dropping -o ending in yo form, adding -emos for -ar verbs and -amos for -er/-ir verbs
-by using expression vamos a + infinitive
verb ir uses present tense form “vamos”
in direct affirmative commands, object pronouns are attached to verb and written accent is added on stressed syllable
if pronouns nos or se are attached to verb, final -s of verb is dropped before adding pronoun ex. sentemos + nos > sentémonos

Question 10

negative first person plural (nosotros) commands

Answer 10

pronouns must come before verb
when using the verb ir, irregular form is used “vayamos”
ex. no vayamos al teatro