Los mandatos formales Flashcards
What are affirmative commands?
to tell someone to do something
What are negative commands?
to someone not to do something
formal usted. (-ar)
-e
formal ustedes (-ar)
-en
formal usted (-er and -ir)
-a
formal ustedes (-er and -ir)
-an
What do you do to the verb before you add its supposed endings?
turn it into its “yo” form
For affirmative commands, what is done?
the reflexive pronoun is attached to the command form, also the accent mark is added in two or more syllables (ex. lavarse > lávese or lávense)
For negative commands, what is done?
“no” + pronoun +conjugated command form (ex. preocuparse > no se preocupe or no se preocupen)
tú (-ar)
-es
tú (-er and -ir)
-as
-car
-qu
-gar
-gu
-zar
-c
dar
Ud. -dé/ Uds.-den
estar
Ud.-esté/ Uds. estén
ir
Ud.- vaya/ Uds.- vayan
saber
Ud.- sepa/Uds.- sapan
ser
Ud.- sea/Uds.- Sean
What is affirmative informal command?
used to tell someone, such as a friend or anyone you address as tú, to do something
Tú command v. Third-personal singular (affirmative informal command)
Ex. Corre dos millas todos los días (run two miles every day) v. Él core dos mills todos los días (he runs two miles every day)
decir (affirmative informal)
di
hacer (affirmative informal)
haz
ir (affirmative informal)
ve
poner (affirmative informal)
pon
salir (affirmative informal)
sal
ser (affirmative informal)
sé
tener (affirmative informal)
ten
venir (affirmative informal)
ven
