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Los mandatos formales. Usted y Ustedes commands. When you tell others who are not friends or family what to do,. To give these commands, use the present-tense yo form as the stem Add – e or – en (-ar verbs) Add – a or –an (-er/-ir verbs).
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Usted y Ustedes commands When you tell others who are not friends or family what to do, • To give these commands, • use the present-tense yo form as the stem • Add –e or –en (-ar verbs) • Add –a or –an (-er/-ir verbs)
Infinitive yo Usted/Ustedes cortar corto corte/corten probar pruebo pruebe/prueben perder pierdo pierda/pierdan servir sirvo sirva/sirvan
Affirmative and negative Ud. and Uds. commands have the same spelling changes and irregular forms as negative tú commands No busques (no)busque (no)busquen No hagas (no) hagan (no) haga No des (no) dé (no) den (no) vaya No vayas (no) vayan No seas (no) sea (no) sean
¡No me diga! Use the same rules for tú commands… -If you use a direct object pronoun with the affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the command Rafael y Eva, ¡pónganla en el escritorio! (la tarea) -If you use a direct object pronoun with the negative command, put the pronoun before the command Sr. George, ¡no lo ponga en el escritorio! (el dinero) -When a pronoun is added to a command of two or more syllables, a written accent is needed over stressed vowel María y Felipe, ayúdenme