Formal Commands Flashcards
How do you form an usted command?
Use the present subjunctive form of the verb- go yo, drop the o, add the opposite ending.
How do you form an ustedes command?
Add an n to the usted command.
What happens to car/gar/zar verbs?
c–>qu, g–>gu, z–>c.
When forming an affirmative command using pronouns, where do the pronouns go?
At the end of the verb, attached to it. Ex: Cocínelas. Cook them.
If you attach 1 pronoun (Ex: Busquenlos), where does the accent go?
Count backwards 3 vowel sounds. Búsquenlos.
If you attach 2 pronouns (Ex: Pidamelas), where does the accent go?
Count backwards 4 vowel sounds. Pídamelas.
In a diphthong with two vowel sounds, such as the ai in Traigame, where does the accent go?
On the strong vowel, which is the a.
Which vowels are strong and which are weak?
Weak=i, u. Strong=a, e, o.
What acronym helps with the order for pronouns in commands?
RID: Reflexive, Indirect Object, Direct Object.
What are the reflexive pronouns?
Me, te, se, nos, os, se.
What are the indirect object pronouns?
Me, te, le, nos, os, les.
What are the direct object pronouns?
Me, te, lo/la, los/las.
Where do the pronouns go for negative commands?
After “no” and before the verb. Ex: No me las cocine.
