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Negative tú commands

Negative tú commands. How to tell your friends what NOT to do!. How to form a negative tú command. -AR VERBS Drop the - o  of the present tense YO form of the verb, and add - es : Don’t speak! ¡No habl es ! Don’t sing! ¡No cant es !.

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Negative tú commands

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  1. Negative tú commands How to tell your friends what NOT to do!

  2. How to form a negative tú command -AR VERBS Drop the -o of the present tense YO form of the verb, and add -es: Don’t speak! ¡No hables! Don’t sing! ¡No cantes! Es fÁcIl, ¿no?

  3. How to form a negative tú command -ER/IR VERBS Drop the -o of the present tense YO form of the verb, and add -as: Don’t write! ¡No escribas! Don’t eat! ¡No comas!

  4. Irregular Verbs in negative tú commands No vayas(ir) – Don’t go! No seas – (ser) – Don’t be! No des – (dar) – Don’t give! No estés– (estar) – Don’t be! No sepas– (saber) – Don’t know!

  5. The “go” verbs – follow the same rules as with regular verbs Some verbs have irregular “yo” forms: Pongo (I put) No pongasSalgo (I leave) No salgasHago (I do/make) No hagasTraigo (I bring) No traigasConozco (I know) No conozcasTraduzco (I translate) No traduzcas The negative tú command form

  6. Negative “tú” commands with direct object pronouns Direct Object Pronouns are always placed right before the verb when you are making a negative tú command. Don’t move them!(lassillas) ¡No lasmuevas! Don’t speak it! (el español) ¡No lo hables! Don’t play it! (el fútbol) ¡No lo juegues!

  7. Other irregular “yo” form verbs follow regular rules Digo (I say) No digasOigo (I hear) No oigasTengo (I have) No tengasVengo (I come) No vengas The negative tú command form

  8. Stem-changing verbs follow regular rules on formation of commands Some examples: Duermo (I sleep) No duermasMuestro (I show) No muestresRecomiendo (I recommend) No recomiendesMuevo (I move) No muevas The negative tú command form

  9. -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR verb forms for tú commands Any verb that ends with –car, -gar, or –zar will require spelling changes to keep the pronunciation. -CAR: C changes to QU -GAR: G changes to GU -ZAR: Z changes to C

  10. -CAR ending verbs Let’s look at some examples: C QU tocar (to touch) toco¡No toques! practicar (to practice) practico¡No practiques! buscar(to look for) busco ¡No busques! Present tense Negative tú command

  11. -GAR ending verbs Let’s look at some examples: G GU llegar (to arrive) llego¡No llegues! jugar (to play) juego¡No juegues! navegar(to navigate) navego ¡No navegues! Present tense Negative tú command

  12. -ZAR ending verbs Let’s look at some examples: Z C comenzar (to begin) comienzo¡No comiences! empezar (to begin) empiezo¡No empieces! cruzar(to cross) cruzo ¡No cruces! Present tense Negative tú command

  13. Let’s Practice VerbPositive TúNegative Tú • hacer • dormir • cantar • practicar • pedir • jugar • empezar • salir

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