This document provides instruction on forming informal commands in Spanish. It discusses the forms for affirmative and negative commands using tú forms for singular informal commands. It also covers irregular verbs and commands with object pronouns. The key points are: - Affirmative commands drop the -s and use the verb stem. Negative commands use the verb stem and add the opposite ending. - Verbs ending in -car, -gar or -zar have spelling changes in the negative. - Irregular verbs like venir, decir, salir and hacer have unique affirmative commands. - Reflexive verbs attach the object pronoun to affirmative commands and place it before the verb in negatives.

1. Los mandatos informalesEspañol 2

2. Informal commands (affirmative)Taketheform and dropthe .ORJust use theformifthat’seasiertoremember! preparar --> barrer--> servir-->stúél / ella / ud¡Prepara!¡Barre!¡Sirve!

3. Informal Commands (Negative)Tomake a negative tú command, startwiththeform of theverb, dropthe , and addtheending.preparar-->barrer-->servir-->oyoopposite tú-ar--> es-er/-ir--> as¡No prepares!¡No barras!¡No sirvas!

4. Opposite endingsVerbsthatend in -arwon’ttakethe -as ending, butinsteadwilltake .Verbsthatend in -eror-irwon’ttakethe -es ending, butinsteadwilltake .-es-as

5. -car, -gar, -zar verbsWhenwemakenegativecommandsfrom a verbthatends in -car, -gar, or -zar, wemakesomespellingchangestokeepthe original sound.

6. Remember these rules only apply to NEGATIVE informal commands-garg-guFor verbs that end in -gar, the changes to -carcquForverbsthatend in -car, thechangesto , thenweaddtheoppositeending, whichwill ALWAYS besincethese are -arverbs!-es-zarzcFor verbs that end in -zar, the changes to a .Examples: ¡No juegues futbol en la casa! ¡No toques! ¡No empieces!

7. Irregular Affirmative + CommandsVin Diesel has 10 weapons.Venir¡Ven! Come!Decir¡Di! Say! Tell!Salir¡Sal! Go out! Leave!Hacer¡Haz! Do! Make!Tener¡Ten! Have!Ir¡Ve! Go!Poner¡Pon! Put!Ser ¡Sé! Be!

8. Negative IrregularsIrser ¡No vayasDon’t go!¡No seas!Don’t be!

9. Common ExpressionsBe careful!Come here!Tell me the truth!Don’t go!Don’t tell me! You don’t say!Don’t be afraid!Put on the hat!Don’t be like that!

10. Reflexive Verbs & Commands with DIRECT OBJECTS PRONOUNSWith the affirmative command we ____________the object pronoun to the affirmative command. (Notice we added an accent mark to keep the stress in the original place. ATTACH

11. A PRACTICAR15. lavarse (tú) _________________16. secarse (tú)_______________Lávate- Wash yourself!Sécate- Dry yourself!

12. Negative CommandsThe difference with the negative commands is that the object pronoun will be placed _______________ the verb.BEFORE

13. RECUEDA..USE “TE” because they are informal Tú Commands¡No televantes! Don’t get yourself up!No levantarse __________________Nosecarse ____________________¡No teseques! Don’t dry yourself!