Formal Commands

Question 1

How to form formal commands.

Answer 1

• drop the final O of the yo form of the present tense
  -add -e(n) for AR verbs
  add -a(n) for ER/IR verbs

Question 2

Conjugate: firmar (sign)

Answer 2

Usted: firme
Ustedes: firmen

Question 3

Conjugate: leer (read)

Answer 3

Ud: lea
Uds: lean

Question 4

Conjugate: abrir (open)

Answer 4

Ud: abra
Uds: abran

Question 5

Conjugate: pensar (think)

Answer 5

Ud: piense
Uds: piensen

Question 6

Conjugate: dormir (sleep)

Answer 6

Ud: duerma
Uds: duerman

Question 7

Conjugate: poner (put)

Answer 7

Ud: ponga
Uds: pongan

Question 8

How do you make a formal command negative?

Answer 8

Place “no” before the affirmative command.

Question 9

Affirmative commands: Where does the Object pronoun/reflexive pronoun go?

Answer 9

The are attached to the end of the command.

Question 10

Negative commands: Where does the object pronoun/reflexive pronoun go?

Answer 10

before the negative command and are not attached.

Question 11

Translate: Buy it.

Answer 11

Cómprela

Question 12

Translate: Do not buy it.

Answer 12

No la compre.

Question 13

Irregular Command Forms: dar

Answer 13

Ud: dé
Uds: den

Question 14

Irregular Command Forms: ir

Answer 14

Ud: vaya
Uds: vayan

Question 15

Irregular Command Forms: ser

Answer 15

Ud: sea
Uds: sean

Question 16

Irregular Command Forms: saber

Answer 16

Ud: sepa
Uds: sepan