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.