Spanish informal commands

1. Giving directions
How to make and use informal
(tú) commands in Spanish

2. Regular Affirmative
Tú Commands
How to tell somebody
to do something!

3. Forming Commands with regular verbs
1. Go to the present tense of the verb you are
using as a command.
2. Use the Ud./él/ella ending of the verb.

4. Forming Commands with regular verbs
Examples
Verb type Infinitive Command
-ar Doblar Dobla a la izquierda.
To turn Turn to the left.
-er Comer Come el cereal.
to eat Eat the cereal.
-ir Escribir Escribe diez frases.
to write Write ten sentences.

5. Irregular Affirmative
Tú Commands
How to tell somebody
to do something
with rebel
verbs!

6. There are two types of irregular verbs
when giving commands.
1. -go verbs: These verbs have a yo form that
ends in –go in the present tense.
2. Just-plain-weird verbs: These verbs don’t
need no stinking rules. They do their own
thing.

7. Forming Commands with –go verbs
1. Go to the yo form of the present tense.
2. Drop the go ending.
3. What is left is your command.

8. Making Commands with –go verbs
The following verbs are commonly used –go verbs
Infinitive
• Salir
• Tener
• Venir
• Poner
• Decir
Command Form
• Sal leave
• Ten have, hold, be
• Ven come
• Pon Put, place, set
• Di Tell, say
*Di is seldom used alone.
Dime Dile Dinos Diles
Yo form
• Salgo
• Tengo
• Vengo
• Pongo
• Digo
Object pronouns are attached to the end of affirmative commands

9. Forming Commands with
Just-Plain-Weird Verbs
This group of verbs has no process or formula to
form their commands. You just have to
memorize them. They include:
•Ir to go
•Ser to be
•Hacer to do, to make

10. Making Commands with
Just-Plain-Weird Verbs
Infinitive
• Ir
• Ser
• Hacer
Command
• Ve
• Sé
• Haz
Examples:
Ve más despacio.
Sé bueno.
Ejemplos:
Go slower.
Sé bueno.