Informal Commands

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Informal Commands
WALK!
SLEEP!
EAT!
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In Spanish

• When we want to tell a friend to do something we
  use informal (tú) commands
• Come! EAT!
• Camina!- WALK!
• Duerme!- SLEEP!
• What looks familiar about these endings?

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Positive Commands

• Commands are used for both dos and donts
• Lets begin with the dos (positive tú commands)
• To state the dos of most verbs, drop the s
  ending of the verb.
• STATEMENT COMMAND
• (tú) caminas Camina! Walk!
• (tú) comes Come! Eat!
• (tú) duermes Duerme! Sleep!

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Lets work on positive commands

• Open the window!
• Verb Abrir
• Put it in the tú form tú abres
• Drop the s abre
• Abre la ventana!

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Lets work on positive commands

• Speak now!...
• Verb hablar
• Put hablar in the tú form hablas
• Drop the s habla
• Habla ahora!

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Lets work on positive commands

• Drink water!...
• Verb beber
• Put beber in the tú form bebes
• Drop the s bebe
• Bebe agua!

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Negative Commands

• To state the donts- negative (tú) commands
• Switch the as ending to es and the es endings
  to as
• STATEMENT COMMAND
• (tú) fumas No fumes! Dont smoke!
• (tú) corres No corras! Dont run!
• (tú) duermes No duermas! Dont sleep!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont buy pizza!...
• Verb comprar
• Put comprar in the tú form compras
• Change the as to es compres
• No compres la pizza!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont open the door!...
• Verb abrir
• Put abrir in the tú form abres
• Change the es to as abras
• No abras la puerta!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont drink soda!...
• Verb beber
• Put beber in the tú form bebes
• Change the es to as bebas
• No bebas los refrescos!

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Verbs with spelling changes

• There are several verbs that change spelling when
  made into negative commands to keep their sound
• 1. Jugar- No juegues!
• - g changes to gue to keep the hard g sound
• 2. Verbs ending in car like
• Practicar - No practiques!
• -c changes to a que to keep the hard k sound

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Lets work on negative commands

• These next verbs have spell changes
• Either g changes to gue OR c changes to a que
• Dont play in the house!
• - Verb jugar- in tú form juegas
• - Change as to es and remember spelling
  change! juegues
• No juegues en la casa!

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Lets work on negative commands

• Dont arrive late!
• No llegues tarde!
• Dont touch the piano!
• -Verb tocar in tú form tocas
• -Change as to es and
• remember the spelling change! toques
• No toques el piano!

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Te toca a ti

• Eat more fruit!
• Come más frutas!
• Sleep 8 hours a day!
• Duerme ocho horas al día!

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Te toca a ti

• Dont run in the house!
• No corras en casa!
• Dont open the book!
• No abras el libro!