Familiar and Formal Commands

Question 1

When are tu commands used?

Answer 1

they are used to give an order or advice to someone you normally address

Question 2

What is the form for affirmative familiar (tu) commands?

Answer 2

1. take the infinitive
2. conjugate it in the yo form in presesnt tense
3. remove yo conjugation and add -a (AR) or -e (ER + IR)

Question 3

What verbs are irregular in affirmative tu commands?

Answer 3

decir
hacer
ir
poner
salir
ser
tener
venir

Question 4

What is the form for decir?

Answer 4

di

Question 5

What is the form for hacer?

Answer 5

haz

Question 6

What is the form for ir?

Answer 6

ve

Question 7

What is the form for poner?

Answer 7

pon

Question 8

What is the form for salir?

Answer 8

sal

Question 9

What is the form for ser?

Answer 9

se (accent on e)

Question 10

What is the form for tener?

Answer 10

ten

Question 11

What is the form for venir?

Answer 11

ven

Question 12

How do you form a negative tu command?

Answer 12

1. drop the final -o of the yo form

2. add -es (AR) or -as (ER & IR)

Question 13

Do verbs with irregular yo forms stay irregular?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

What happens with stem-changing verbs?

Answer 14

they keep the stem change in negative commands

Question 15

Which verbs have a spelling change in negative tu commands?

Answer 15

• car
• zar
• gar

Question 16

Negative tu commands: what does -car change to

Answer 16

qu

Question 17

Negative tu commands: what does -gar change to?

Answer 17

gu

Question 18

Negative tu commands: what does -zar change to?

Answer 18

c

Question 19

Which verbs are irregular in negatvie tu commands?

Answer 19

• dar
• estar
• ir
• saber
• ser

Question 20

What is the negative tu form for dar?

Answer 20

no des

Question 21

What is the negative tu form for estar?

Answer 21

estes (accent on second e)

Question 22

What is the negative tu form for ir?

Answer 22

vayas

Question 23

What is the negative tu form for saber?

Answer 23

sepas

Question 24

What is the negative tu form for ser

Answer 24

seas

Question 25

How are formal affirmative commands formed?

Answer 25

formed by dropping the oin teh present yo form and adding: - e (AR) or -a (ER +IR) < for usted - en (AR) or -an (ER + IR) < for ustedes

Question 26

What verbs remain irregular?

Answer 26

- conducir - conocer - decir - hacer - ofrecer - oir - poner - salir - tener - traducir - traer - venir - ver

Question 27

What occurs with verbs that have a stem change in the present tense yo form?

Answer 27

they still have stem changes

Question 28

What types of verbs have a specific spelling change in formal commands?

Answer 28

- car, gar, zar

Question 29

Negative formal commands: what does -car change to

Answer 29

qu

Question 30

Negative formal commands: what does -gar change to

Answer 30

gu

Question 31

Negative formal commands: what does -zar change to

Answer 31

c

Question 32

What verbs are irregular in formal commands?

Answer 32

- dar - estar - ir - saber - ser

Question 33

What is the usted command for dar?

Answer 33

de (accent on the e)

Question 34

What is the usted command for estar

Answer 34

este (accent on the e)

Question 35

What is the usted command for ir?

Answer 35

vaya

Question 36

What is the usted command for saber?

Answer 36

sepa

Question 37

What is the usted command for ser?

Answer 37

sea

Question 38

What is the ustedes command for dar?

Answer 38

den

Question 39

What is the ustedes command for estar

Answer 39

esten (accent on 2nd e)

Question 40

What is the ustedes command for ir?

Answer 40

vayan

Question 41

What is the ustedes command for saber?

Answer 41

sepan

Question 42

What is the ustedes command for ser?

Answer 42

sean

Question 43

How do you make a formal command negative?

Answer 43

place no before the verb

Question 44

In affirmative commands, where do reflexive, direct, indirect object pronouns go?

Answer 44

they are attached to the end of the verb

Question 45

In affirmative commands, what happens when you have a reflixive or indirect + direct object pronouns and the original verb has more than two syllables?

Answer 45

an accent is added to maintain original stress

Question 46

Where do pronouns go in negative formal commands?

Answer 46

the go before the verb