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Giving Directions/Commands To a friend

CORTA!. Giving Directions/Commands To a friend. COME!. SIGUE!. In Spanish…. When we want to tell a friend to do something we use informal (tú) commands… ¡Corta! – Cut… (Cortar) ¡Come!- Eat… (Comer) ¡Sigue!- Follow (Seguir,e>i) … What looks familiar about these endings?.

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Giving Directions/Commands To a friend

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  1. CORTA! Giving Directions/CommandsTo a friend COME! SIGUE!

  2. In Spanish… • When we want to tell a friend to do something we use informal (tú) commands… • ¡Corta! – Cut… (Cortar) • ¡Come!- Eat… (Comer) • ¡Sigue!- Follow (Seguir,e>i) … What looks familiar about these endings?

  3. What’s the “tu” form ending for =ar verbs? • -as…. • Verb cortar • Put cortar in the tú form= cortas • Drop the –s = Corta Corta una naranja

  4. What’s the “tu” form ending for -er verbs? • -es • Verb Comer • Put comer in the tú form= comes • Drop the –s = Come ¡Come comida sana!

  5. What’s the “tu” form ending for -ir verbs? • -es • Verb Seguir (e>i) • Put it in the tú form = tú sigues • Drop the –s = sigue ¡Sigue una dieta sana!

  6. Affirmative Commands To give directions/commands of most verbs, drop the –s from the “tu” ending of the verb. STATEMENT COMMAND (tú) mezclas ¡Mezcla! Mix! (tú) pruebas ¡Prueba! Try! (tú) lavas ¡Lava! Wash!

  7. Negative Commands • To state the don’ts- negative (tú) commands • Start with the “yo” form. Drop the “o”. For –ar verbs put –es and for –er/-ir verbs put –as STATEMENT COMMAND (yo) corto ¡No cortes! Don’t cut! (yo) como ¡No comas! Don’t eat! (yo) sigo ¡No sigas! Don’t follow!

  8. Let’s work on negative commands… • Don’t cut the peach!... • Verb cortar • Put cortar in the yo form= corto • Add –es= cortes ¡No cortes el durazno!

  9. Let’s work on negative commands… • Don’t eat pizza!... • Verb comer • Put comer in the yo form= como • Put –as= comas ¡No comas pizza!

  10. Let’s work on negative commands… • Don’t follow an unhealthy diet! • Verb seguir • Put seguir in the yo form= sigo • Change the –es to –as= sigas ¡No sigas una dieta mala!

  11. Verbs with spelling changes… There are several verbs that change spelling when made into negative commands to keep their sound… • If the verb ends in –gar - g change to gu to keep the hard g sound, then add –es. Jugar>Juego> No juegu+es> ¡No juegues! 2. Verbs ending in –car like -c changes to a qu to keep the hard k sound, then add –es Practicar>Practicas> ¡No practiqu+ es> ¡No practiques! 3. Verbs ending in –zar like -z changes to c, then add –es Empezar>Empiezo> No empiec+ es> ¡No empieces!

  12. Irregulars The following verbs have irregular command forms:

  13. Córtalo/ Córtala Córtalos/ Córtalas Corta No cortes No lo/la cortes No los/las cortes

  14. Pruébalo/ Pruebala Pruébalos/ Pruébalas Prueba No Pruebes No lo/la pruebes No los/las pruebes

  15. Mézclalo/ Mézclala Mézclalos/ Mézclalas Mezcla No mezcles No lo/la mezcles No los/las mezcles

  16. Síguelo/ Síguela Síguelos/ Síguelas Sigue No sigas No lo/la sigas No los/las sigas

  17. Pónlo/ Pónla Pónlos/ Pónlas Pon No pongas No lo/la pongas No los/las pongas

  18. Házlo/ Házla Házlos/ Házlas Haz No hagas No lo/la hagas No los/las hagas

  19. Ven No vengas

  20. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Command-Forms-of-Verbs.topicArticleId-250661,articleId-250651.htmlhttp://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Command-Forms-of-Verbs.topicArticleId-250661,articleId-250651.html HELPFUL WEBSITE:

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