Negative tú commands

Question 1

Are negative tú commands the same as

affirmative tú commands?

Answer 1

No, not at all. They are both very different.

Question 2

What are the conjugations for negative tú commands?

Answer 2

infinitive conjugations sample verb

• ar -es hablar > no hables
• er -as comer > no comas
• ir -as escribir > no escribas

Question 3

Are there irregular verbs?

Answer 3

Yes. There are several groups. Here is group 1:

Yo conjugation negative tú commands sampe verb

ofrezco (-cer) -zcas ofrecer > no ofrezcas

escojo (-ger) -jas escoger > no escojas

incluyo (-uir) -yas incluir > no incluyas

Question 4

What happens to verbs that have -go ending in the

present tense of the yo form?

Answer 4

Let’s call the “go” verbs. Keep the “g” + -as

present yo form negative tú command

hago hacer > no hagas

digo decir > no digas

pongo poner > no pongas

salgo salir > no salgas

vengo venir > no vengas

tengo tener > no tengas

Question 5

What about verbs ending in

• car
• gar
• zar?

Answer 5

infinitive spelling change sample verb

-car c > -ques buscar > no busques

-gar g > -gues pagar > no pagues

-zar z > -ces almorzar > no almuerces

Question 6

How about negative tú commands

and

pronouns?

Answer 6

whether you’re using direct, indirect or reflexive pronouns, place the pronoun between the no and the verb:

levantarse > no te levantes

comprar los chocolates > no los compres

hablarle a Mario > no le hables ( a Mario)

Question 7

How about stem changing verbs?

Answer 7

The keep the same change as in the present tense:

o > ue e > ie e > i

dormir empezar vestir

no duermas no empieces no vistas

Other verbs in these groups:

almorzar

acostar

Question 8

How about other irregular verbs,

such as ir a, ser, estar…?

Answer 8

Irregular verb Conjugation in the negative tú command

ir a no vayas

dar no des

estar no estés

ser no seas