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Command Formation

This document provides instructions for giving commands in Spanish. It explains that affirmative commands tell someone to do something, while negative commands tell them not to do something. It then lists the conjugations for affirmative and negative commands using the informal "tú" and formal "usted/ustedes" forms of address. Irregular verbs like "ir", "ser", "estar" and "saber" are given as examples.

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Command Formation

This document provides instructions for giving commands in Spanish. It explains that affirmative commands tell someone to do something, while negative commands tell them not to do something. It then lists the conjugations for affirmative and negative commands using the informal "tú" and formal "usted/ustedes" forms of address. Irregular verbs like "ir", "ser", "estar" and "saber" are given as examples.

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Telling Someone to Do Things Giving Commands in Spanish

Affirmative Commands tell someone to DO something. Negative Commands tell someone NOT TO DO something.

Affirmative T
(informal command) Use the 3rd person: l / Ella / Usted

Negative T
(informal command) 1. Find the yo form 2. Remove the o 3. Add the opposite as / -es

Usted
(formal command) 1. Find the yo form 2. Remove the o 3. Add the opposite a / -e

Ustedes
(plural command) 1. Find the yo form 2. Remove the o 3. Add the opposite an / -en

Habla Come
IRREGULARS The Aliens

No hables No comas
IRREGULARS

Hable / No hable Coma / No coma


IRREGULARS

Hablen / No hablen Coman / No coman


IRREGULARS

Decir DI Ir VE Ser S Salir SAL Hacer HAZ Tener TEN Venir VEN Poner - PON

Ir No vayas Ser No seas Saber No sepas Estar No ests Dar No des

Ir Vaya / No vaya Ser Sea / No sea sepa Estar Est / No

Ir Vayan / No vayan Ser Sean / No sean sepan Estar Estn / No

Saber Sepa /No Saber Sepan / No

Notice how these commands all have est something in common. The only estn commands that differ from these are Dar D / No d Dar Den / No den the AFFIRMATIVE T COMMANDS.

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