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Los mandatos informales

AFIRMATIVOS

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Building them is EASY!

Use the USTED form of the verb in the present tense.

Ejemplos:

    • COMER → Usted come → COME (eat!)
    • BAILAR → Usted baila → BAILA (dance!)
    • ESCUCHAR → Usted escucha → ESCUCHA (listen!)

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There are 8 irregulars in the positive informal commands:� *you knew that was coming! ☺

Inglés

Español

Mandato

To come

Venir

VEN

To say/tell

Decir

DI

To leave

Salir

SAL

To make/do

Hacer

HAZ

To have

Tener

TEN

To watch/see

To go

Ver

Ir

VE*

To put/place/set

Poner

PON

To be

Ser

SÉ*

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Let Vin Diesel Help you...

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Vin Diesel has ten weapons, eh?

VenDiSalHazTenVePonSé

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Práctica rápida:

  1. WRITE
  2. GO TO SCHOOL
  3. SET THE TABLE
  4. SING
  5. SLEEP

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  1. ESCRIBE
  2. VE A LA ESCUELA
  3. PON LA MESA
  4. CANTA
  5. DUERME

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Los mandatos informales

NEGATIVOS

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Building these is a little different!

  • Put verb in yo form… (muy importante)
    • Hablar → HABLO
  • Take off ending
    • HABLO → HABL
  • Add OPPOSITE ENDING for the

tú form (ar → es, er/ir → as)

              • HABL + (tú –ES) → HABLES
  • Add a NO in front, because it is negative after all!
    • NO hables

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Opposite endings?

-AR verbs will have –ER endings for tú:

→ ES (hables, cantes, pienses)

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-ER, -IR verbs will have –AR endings for tú:

→ AS (corras, bebas)

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Why the YO form?

Like with formal commands, verbs that have IRREGULAR YO FORMS will keep that irregularity as negative commands:

DECIR → DIGO → NO DIGAS

SERVIR → SIRVO → NO SIRVAS

MENTIR → MIENTO → NO MIENTAS

SALIR → SALGO → NO SALGAS

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LOS IRREGULARES (NEGATIVOS):

  1. SER → NO SEAS
  2. DAR → NO DES
  3. ESTAR → NO ESTÉS
  4. SABER → NO SEPAS
  5. IR → NO VAYAS

Do these look familiar?

They should! they’re the same as the irregulars on FORMAL commands.

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Wondering about reflexives, DOPs and IOPs?

It works the same as with formal commands! Complements will be attached if positive, and after NO if negative.

If reflexive, use TE for the pronoun.

If you have both REF + DOP or IOP + DOP, PEOPLE BEFORE THINGS!

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Práctica rápida:

  • Don’t WRITE to me
  • LEAVE (R)
  • Don’t PUT ON A JACKET (svp)
  • SING for us
  • Don’t FALL ASLEEP

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  • No ME ESCRIBAS
  • VéTE
  • No TE LO PONGAS
  • CáNTANOS
  • No TE DUERMAS

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