Positive commands:

Form using the third person of the verb in the present tense:

You need to remember that stem-changing verbs rules apply to the informal possitive commands.

Comer

como comemos

comes

come comen

hablar

hablo hablamos

hablas

habla hablan

vivir

vivo vivivmos

vives

vive viven

The forms in red are the commands in Spanish. They mean:

¡habla! talk!

¡come! eat!

¡vive! live!

Now....

Do you remember the verbs with irregular forms?

Negative informal commands:

Negative informal commands are form using the "yo" form of the verbs in the present tense (1), dropping the "o" (2) and adding (3)

-as if the verb ends in -er or -ir

-es if the verb ends in -ar

Remember that stem-changing verb rules are in effect here and that there are also special rules for yo - go verbs, and -car, -gar, -zar verbs,

Don't forget to add "no" before the negative informal command:

Ejemplos:

verbo positive commands negative informal command

comer come no comas

hablar habla no hables

seguir sigue no sigas

pensar piensa no pienses

tener ten no tengas

Irregulars:

dar = des

ver = veas

ser = seas

estar = estés

saber = sepas

ir = vayas

What are some negative commands they give you in school?

Write 7 negative commands they give you in school:

Ejemplo:

No uses tu teléfono en clase.