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Negative tú commands

Don’t cheat. Don’t run. Don’t take drugs. Negative tú commands. Don’t eat doughnuts. Don’t forget to do your homework. Don’t chew gum loud. Don’t drink my coffee. Negative tú commands. Use a negative tú command to tell your friend or someone you know well what NOT to do.

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Negative tú commands

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  1. Don’t cheat Don’t run Don’t take drugs Negative tú commands Don’t eat doughnuts Don’t forget to do your homework Don’t chew gum loud Don’t drink my coffee

  2. Negative tú commands • Use a negative tú command to tell your friend or someone you know well what NOT to do. Don’t talk, Don’t run… • To form a negative tú command: • 1. Put the verb in the yo form (duermo, pongo…) • 2. Drop the –o • 3. Add the opposite ending • -esfor –AR verbs • -as for ER/IR verbs

  3. 1. Put the verb in the yo form2. Drop the –o 3. Add the appropriate ending (opposite endings)-es for –AR verbs -as for ER/IR verbs hablar 1. hablo 2. habl 3. ¡no hables! venir 1. vengo 2. veng 3. ¡no vengas!

  4. No lavar No laves

  5. No bailar No bailes

  6. No comer No comas

  7. No poner No pongas

  8. No dormir No duermas

  9. No salir No salgas

  10. No decir No digas

  11. No hacer No hagas

  12. No volver No vuelvas

  13. No tenermiedo No tengasmiedo

  14. Pronoun placement - negative • With NEGATIVE commands, a pronoun MUST be placed BEFORE the command! dormirsedespertarseusar ¡No teduermas! ¡No tedespiertes! ¡No lo uses! Don’t fall asleep! Don’t wake up! Don’t use it!

  15. No levantarse No televantes

  16. No acostarse No teacuestes

  17. No ducharse No teduches

  18. No quitarse No tequites

  19. ¡Irregulares! • Of course, there are some irregulars that you need to memorize: • dar(doy) to give → ¡No des! • estar(estoy) to be → ¡No estés! • ir(voy) to go → ¡No vayas! • ser (soy) to be→ ¡No seas! • Saber (sé) to know→ ¡No sepas! *Notice that the yo form of all of these verbs ends in –oy, not –o.

  20. No dar No des

  21. No ser No seas

  22. No estar No estés

  23. No ir No vayas

  24. Words that end in Car/Gar/Zar have a spelling change in the ending

  25. Car Verbs: sacar (to take out) practicar (to practice) tocar (play an instrument) pescar (to fish) buscar (to look for) placticar (to chat) any other words in the future that end with car. Change the ending from ces to ques No saques, no practiques, no toques

  26. Gar Verbs: Llegar (to arrive) Pagar (to pay) Apagar (to turn off) Jugar (to play) any other words in the future that end with gar. Change the ending from ges to gues No llegues, no pagues, no apagues

  27. Zar Verbs: Almorzar (to eat lunch) Empezar (to start) Cazar (to hunt) And any other words that end with Zar Change the ending from zes to ces No almuerces, no empieces

  28. No placticar No plactiques

  29. No buscar No busques

  30. No pagar No pagues

  31. No llegar No llegues

  32. No almorzar No almuerces

  33. No tocar No toques

  34. No apagar No apagues

  35. No empezar No empieces

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