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Mandatos informales. Informal Commands. To give a command in Spanish, you must first decide whether you wish to use an informal (tú) or formal (usted) command. In this lesson we will focus on informal commands since they are considered to be friendlier.
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Informal Commands • To give a command in Spanish, you must first decide whether you wish to use an informal (tú) or formal (usted) command. In this lesson we will focus on informal commands since they are considered to be friendlier. • Secondly, you must be aware of whether you are giving a positive or negative command since each has a different conjugation. For example; Catch (positive) = ¡Agarra! Don’t Catch (negative) = ¡No agarres!
Positive Informal Commands Conjugating a positive informal command is very easy. The conjugation is the same as the present tense usted form of the verb. (Yes, the tú command uses an usted conjugation!) Here are some examples >
Irregulars The following verbs have irregular command forms:
Negative Informal Commands Conjugating a negative informal command is a little more complicated. Here are the steps; • Conjugate the verb in the present tense yo form. • Remove the “o”. • Add “es” to –AR verbs or “as” to –ER & -IR verbs.
Here are some examples; Notice that any stem changes or spelling changes in the yo form remain in the command form.
Irregulars The following verbs have irregular command forms:
Now you try it! On a piece of paper, or in your head, conjugate the following and then click for the correct answer. Note: do not use tú when giving a command. Ask! (Preguntar) Study! (Estudiar) Run! (Correr) Write! (Escribir) ¡Pregunta! ¡Estudia! ¡Corre! ¡Escribe!
Good, now try some negatives! Don’t ask! (Preguntar) Don’t run! (Correr) Don’t return! (Volver o>ue) Don’t come! (Venir) ¡No preguntes! ¡No corras! ¡No vuelvas! ¡No vengas!