Title: 3B
13B El imperativo negativo
2A. El imperativo formal
3Just add No to make the command negative.(Just
add n on to the verb to make the command plural.
Add Uds if you wish.)
- Affirmative Negative
- Hable No hable(n) Ud(s)
- Coma No coma
- Duerma No duerma
- Pague No pague
- Comience No comience
- Haga No haga
- Oiga No oiga
- Ponga No ponga
- Vaya No vaya
4B. Lets Commands
5Just add No to make the Lets command
negative.
- Affirmative Negative
- Hablemos Lets talk No hablemos Lets not
talk - Comamos No comamos
- Durmamos No durmamos
- Paguemos No paguemos
- Comencemos No comencemos
- Hagamos No hagamos
- Oigamos No oigamos
- Pongamos No pongamos
- Tengamos No tengamos
6C. El imperativo familiar
7To form the negative familiar commands there are
3 steps.
- 1. Find the polite command
- 2. Place no before the verb
- 3. Add an s to the end
-
- Ejemplo Caminar
- 1. camine
- 2. no camine
- 3. no camines
- Dont walk.
8parar
- 1. pare
- 2. no pare
- 3. no pares
- Dont stop.
9cerrar
- 1. cierre
- 2. no cierre
- 2. no cierres
- Dont close.
10pedir
- 1. pida
- 2. no pida
- 3. no pidas
- Dont order/request.
11volver
- 1. vuelva
- 2. no vuelva
- 3. no vuelvas
- Dont return.
12salir
- 1. salga
- 2. no salga
- 3. no salgas
- Dont leave.
13estar
- esté
- no esté
- no estés
- Dont be
14ir
- vaya
- no vaya
- no vayas
- Dont go
15But..Negative Commands with Pronouns
16- Pronouns must be placed before the verb in
negative commands.
17 - A. POLITE COMMANDS
- Affirmative Command Negative Command
- Llámeme. - Call me. No me llame.- Dont call
me. - Póngaselo. Put it on. No se lo ponga.
- Dont put it on. - Devuélvala. Return it. No la devuelva.- Dont
return it. - Díganmelo. Tell it to me. No me lo digan. -
Dont tell it to me. - Escríbanlas. Write them No las escriban. -
Dont write them. - Levántense.- Get up. No se levanten.
- Dont get up.
- In the negative command, the pronoun is placed
- before the verb.
- In the negative command, there is no accent.
18 - B. LETS COMMANDS
- Affirmative Command Negative Command
- Llamémoslo. Lets call him. No lo
llamemos.- Lets not call him. - Pongámonoslos. Lets put them on No nos
los pongamos Lets not put them on. - Devolvámosla. Lets return it. No
la devolvamos.- Lets not return it. - Dígámosles. Lets tell (to)them.
No les digamos. Lets not tell them. - Digámoselo.- Lets tell it to them.
No se lo digamos Lets not tell it to them - Escríbámoslas. Lets write them.
No las escribamos. Lets not write them. - Levantémonos.- Lets get up.
No nos levantemos. Lets not get up.
- In the negative command, the pronoun is placed
before the verb. - In the negative command, there is no accent.
- Dont forget Indirect before direct.
- Dont forget le or les becomes se in front of
lo, la, los or las - Dont forget drop the s on levantemos when
adding nos
19 - C. FAMILIAR COMMANDS
- Affirmative Command Negative Command
- Llámame. - Call me. No me llames.- Dont call
me. - Póntelo. Put it on. No te lo
pongas. - Dont put it on. - Devuélvela. Return it. No la devuelvas.-
Dont return it. - Dímelo. Tell it to me. No me lo
digas. - Dont tell it to me. - Escríbelas. Write them. No las escribas.
- Dont write them. - Levántate.- Get up. No te
levantes. - Dont get up.
- Dont forget the 3 steps change to the polite
command, add no, add s. - Place the pronoun before the verb.
- In the negative command, there is no accent.
- Dont forget Indirect before direct.
- Dont forget le or les becomes se in front of
lo, la, los or las
20Negative Commands Notice all pronouns are
placed before the verb.
- A. Polite
- No me las cante Ud. . Dont sing them to me.
- No lo haga Ud. Dont do it.
- No tenga Ud. fiesta. Dont have a party.
- B. Lets
- No estemos aquí mañana. Lets not be here
tomorrow. - No la cerramos. Lets not close it.
- No les digamos la verdad. Lets not tell the
truth to them. - C. Familiar
- No me la digas. Dont tell it to me.
- No se lo des. Dont give it to him.
- No te pongas los zapatos. Dont put on your
shoes.
21Change the affirmative command to the negative
22A. Polite Place the no before the verb, place
pronouns before the verb, remove accents.
- Dígame Tell me.
- No me diga Dont tell me.
- Manéjelo Drive it.
- No lo maneje Dont drive it.
- Cómpremelas Buy them for me.
- No me las compre. Dont buy them for me
- Lávese. Wash.
- No se lave. Dont wash.
- Tómela. Take it.
- No la tome. Dont take it.
- Prepáreselas. Prepare them for her.
- No se las prepare. Dont prepare them for her.
23B. Lets Place the no before the verb,
place pronouns before the verb, and remove
accents.
- Digámosle. Lets tell her.
- No le digamos. Lets not tell her.
- Manejémoslo. Lets drive it.
- No lo manejemos Lets not drive it.
- Comprémoselas. Lets buy them for him.
- No se las compremos. Lets not buy them for
him.
- Lavémonos. Lets wash.
- No nos lavemos. Lets not wash.
- Tomémosla. Lets take it.
- No la tomemos . Lets not take it.
- Preparémoselas. Lets prepare them for her.
- No se las preparemos. Lets not prepare them
for her.
24C. Familiar Change verb to the Polite command,
place the no before the verb, place pronouns
before the verb, add an s, and remove the
accents.
- Dime. Tell me.
- No me digas. Dont tell me.
- Manéjalo. Drive it.
- No lo manejes Dont drive it.
- Cómpramelas. Buy them for me.
- No me las compres. Dont buy them for me
- Lávate. Wash.
- No te laves. Dont wash.
- Tómala. Take it.
- No la tomes. Dont take it.
- Prepáraselas. Prepare them for her.
- No se las prepares. Dont prepare them for her.
25Gracias por su atención.