Ud. and Uds. Commands Nosotros Commands

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• 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.

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• Add -e or -en for -ar verbs.
• Cortar
• Corto
• Señor, corte las chuletas de cerdo.

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• Add -e or -en for -ar verbs.
• Probar
• Pruebo
• Señores, prueben la carne asada.

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Ud. and Uds. Commands

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• There are two ways to suggest that others do some
  activity with you (Lets)
• You can use the construction Vamos a
  infinitive.
• Vamos a hacer las paces.
• Lets make up.

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• 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)

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• Resolvamos el conflicto.
• Lets resolve the conflict.
• No reaccionemos tan rápido.
• Lets not react so quickly.

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• Remember that stem-changing verbs whose
  infinitive ends in ir have a stem change of egti,
  or ogtu in the nosotros form.
• Pidamos perdón por el malentendido.
• Lets ask forgiveness for the misunderstanding.
• No durmamos al aire libre.
• Lets not sleep outdoors.

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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.
• Lets not criticize our parents.
• Empecemos a pensar un poco en ellos.
• Lets begin to think a little about them.

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• To say lets go, use vamos.
• To say lets not go, use no vayamos.

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• Dont forget verbs that end in gir, like dirigir
• The g goes to j in the yo form.
• Lets direct the play!
• Dirijimos la obra de teatro!