Affirmative T

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Affirmative Tú Commands
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Affirmative Commands

• When you tell someone to do something, you are
  giving an affirmative command.
• This is also called the imperative form of a
  verb.

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Affirmative Commands

• Here are some affirmative commands you might give
  to a person you address as tú
• Pablo, lava el coche.
• Linda, come las verduras.
• Carlos, escribe una carta a tus abuelos.

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Affirmative Commands

• Notice that command forms are usually the same
  forms that we use for él / ella / Ud. in the
  present tense.

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Affirmative Commands

• If a verb has a stem change, the command form
  will have the stem change as well.
• seguir (e?i)
• Sigue derecho hasta el tercer semáforo.

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Affirmative Commands

• Some verbs have irregular affirmative tú
  commands.
• To form many of these commands, take the yo form
  of the present tense and drop the go.

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Affirmative Commands

• Irregular commands

Infinitive Yo form Command
Poner Pongo Pon
Tener Tengo Ten
Decir Digo Di
Venir Vengo Ven
Salir Salgo Sal
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Affirmative Commands

• Some examples of irregular affirmative commands
• Isabel, pon los libros allí.
• Javier, ten cuidado en la calle.
• Ramón, di la verdad.
• Diego, ven aquí, por favor.
• Laura, sal de la tienda.

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Affirmative Commands

• Hacer, Ser, and Ir have irregular tú command
  forms that must be memorized

Infinitive Command
Hacer Haz
Ser Sé
Ir Ve
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Affirmative Commands

• Some examples of hacer, ser, and ir commands
• Miguel, haz tu cama.
• Sarita, sé buena.
• Beto, ve a la farmacia, por favor.