Ud. and Uds. Commands Nosotros Commands

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2. Ud. and Uds. Commands

3. Ud. and Uds. Commands • To give an affirmative or negative command in the Ud. or Uds. form, use the present-tense yo form as the stem just as you did for negative tú commands.

4. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Add -e or -en for -ar verbs. • Cortar • Corto • Señor, corte las chuletas de cerdo.

5. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Add -e or -en for -ar verbs. • Probar • Pruebo • Señores, prueben la carne asada.

6. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Affirmative and negative Ud. and Uds. commands have the same spelling changes and irregular forms as negative tú commands.

7. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Add -a or -an for -er and -ir verbs. • Perder • Pierdo • No pierdan Uds. los fósforos.

8. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Add -a or -an for -er and -ir verbs. • Servir • Sirvo • Señorita, sirva la ensalada.

9. Ud. and Uds. Commands • -gar (g to gu) • Llegar - Negative tú command? • No llegues • Negative Ud. command? • No llegue • Negative Uds. command? • No lleguen

10. Ud. and Uds. Commands • -car (c to qu) • Buscar - Negative tú command? • No busques • Negative Ud. command? • No busque • Negative Uds. command? • No busquen

11. Ud. and Uds. Commands • -zar (z to c) • Cruzar - Negative tú command? • No cruces • Negative Ud. command? • No cruce • Negative Uds. command? • No crucen

12. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Hacer - Negative tú command? • No hagas • Negative Ud. command? • No haga • Negative Uds. command? • No hagan

13. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Dar - Negative tú command? • No des • Negative Ud. command? • No dé • Negative Uds. command? • No den

14. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Ir - Negative tú command? • No vayas • Negative Ud. command? • No vaya • Negative Uds. command? • No vayan

15. Ud. and Uds. Commands • Ser - Negative tú command? • No seas • Negative Ud. command? • No sea • Negative Uds. command? • No sean

16. Nosotros Commands

17. Nosotros Commands • There are two ways to suggest that others do some activity with you (Let´s…) • You can use the construction Vamos a + infinitive. • Vamos a hacer las paces. • Let´s make up.

18. Nosotros Commands • You can also use a command with a nosotros form. • To form the nosotros command, • take the “Yo” form • remove the “o” • add –emos (for an –ar verb) • add –amos (for an –er/-ir verb)

19. Nosotros Commands • Resolvamos el conflicto. • Let´s resolve the conflict. • No reaccionemos tan rápido. • Let´s not react so quickly.

20. Nosotros Commands • Remember that stem-changing verbs whose infinitive ends in –ir have a stem change of e>i, or o>u in the nosotros form. • Pidamos perdón por el malentendido. • Let´s ask forgiveness for the misunderstanding. • No durmamos al aire libre. • Let´s not sleep outdoors.

21. Nosotros Commands • Verbs whose infinitive ends in –car, -gar, and –zar have a spelling change in the nosotros form of the present subjunctive, and consequently of the nosotros command. • No critiquemos a nuestros padres. • Let´s not criticize our parents. • Empecemos a pensar un poco en ellos. • Let´s begin to think a little about them.

22. Nosotros Commands • To say let’s go, usevamos. • To say let’s not go, useno vayamos.

23. Nosotros Commands • Don’t forget verbs that end in –gir, like dirigir • The “g” goes to “j” in the yo form. • Let’s direct the play! • ¡Dirijamos la obra de teatro!