Informal Commands in Spanish - Edier Rivera | Library

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?

Let's try!! 

Write the positive commands for the following verbs:

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tener

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revolver (o-ue)

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mezclar

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agregar

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salir

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poner

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decir

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comprar

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ir

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venir

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calentar (e-ie)

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seguir (e-i)

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esperar

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leer

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hacer

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 

¡Ahora hazlo tú! 

Write the negative comands for the following verbs: 

Do not forget to add the "no" in front of the negative informal command. 

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poner

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salir

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ser

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hacer

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hablar

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llegar (-car, -gar, -zar rules)

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ver

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dar

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ir

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usar

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dormir (o-ue)

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venir

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descuidar

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. 

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2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

What are some negative commands they give you at home? 
Write 3 negative commands here: 

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2

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