Mandatos Formales In English, formal commands are pretty easy. You just use a base verb form (without a subject, since it’s always “you”) to tell people what they should do or should not do: Sit down! Do your homework! Take out the garbage! Be quiet! Don’t use social media in your computers! Don’t speak English in Spanish class! In Spanish, formal commands are little more complicated because we have so many ways of saying “you”:
Formas Regular -AR verbs: 1) Take the “yo” form of the present: HABLO 2) Drop the –o: HABL- 3) “Hablar” is an –AR verb, so add –E to form the command: HABLE Regular-ER and -IR verbs: 1) Take the “yo” form of the present: REPITO 2) Drop the –o: REPIT- 3) “Repetir” is an –IR verb, so add –A to form the command: REPITA OJO! Think of the verb adding the “opposite vowel”: AR verbs add an –E. ER & IR verbs add an –A Infinitive Present tense yo form Formal commands Comer Como ¡Coma Ud.! Escribir Escribo ¡Escriba Ud.! Tomar Tomo ¡Tome Ud.! Entregar Tentrego ¡Entregue la tarea! Note the spelling change because of the final –g sound How to make the plural form
Infinitive Present tense yo form Formal commands Comer Como ¡Coman Uds.! Escribir Escribo ¡Escriban Uds.! Tomar Tomo ¡Tomen Uds.! Comenzar Comienzo ¡Comiencen el examen!
What about reflexive verbs? ¡Levántese! / ¡Siéntese! In affirmative commands, all objects are attached to the end of the verb. Levante + se Levanten + se GWhat about reflexive verbs?
¡No se levante! ¡No se siénte! In negative commands, all objects precede the verb. No se levante. No se levanten. No se siente. No se sienten
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