LOS MANDATOS FORMALES

Formal Commands

Spanish Formal Commands - Los Mandatos Formales

Have you heard any expressions lately with the word “VIVA? ¡Viva Las Vegas! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva la Revolución!

These expressions use the formal command, the one used for Ud., or people you are showing respect for by using the formal tense. It is also used for generic proclamations where you are enthusiastically telling the world you want something to happen!

Las terminaciones (endings)

USTEDES….

The tense used for “you all” also follows a similar pattern. To make a negative command for these tenses, just add the word “NO” before it. As you see the patterns for Uds. or "you all" are similar, just add an "N" at the end of the word.

EJEMPLOS!(andar) ande walk! (estudiar) estudie

study! (llamar) llame call! (comer) coma eat! (romper) rompa

break! (ver) vea see!

(subir) suba go up! (escribir) escriba write!

¿Cómo se forma?YO! Take the YO form of the verb!

Ejemplo: Yo tomo el sol.

tomo comes from TOMAR

Since it is an –AR verb, change the -0 ending to an opposite ending….or an –ER ending…

TOME Now I can tell my boss….

¡TOME EL SOL!

So Why the YO form instead of the él or ella forms?Logically, it makes sense to state: OH,

JUST CHANGE THE endings of the él, ella, and usted forms to the OPPOSITE verb endings…

Él habla……..now I want YOU (polite) to speak……HABLE

HOWEVER……

Doesn’t work with….It doesn’t work with IRREGULAR verbs…

Ella dice (from decir=to say or tell) does NOT become: DICA (to tell someone politely to tell)…..

Take the YO form = DIGO and change that IRREGULAR form to: DIGA…..

NOW We’re talking!

¡Más EJEMPLOS! Ud. commandYO: DIGO ¡DIGA!YO: HAGO ¡HAGA!YO: TENGO ¡TENGA!YO: VENGO ¡VENGA!YO: SALGO ¡SALGA!YO: OIGO ¡OIGA!YO: VEO ¡VEA!YO: VOY (un poco diferente) ¡VAYA!YO: DOY (un poco diferente) ¡DÉ!

AND STEM CHANGING VERBS?YO: ENTIENDO UD. ENTIENDAYO: CIERRO UD. CIERRAYO: MIENTO UD. MIENTA

• TALKING TO SOMEONE IN THE FORMAL WAY!!!

Meaning: I understand……UNDERSTAND!

I close CLOSE!

I lie LIE!

Dormir, Volver, Encontrar…..

YO: DUERMO ¡DUERMA!YO: VUELVO ¡VUELVA!YO: ENCUENTRO ¡ENCUENTRA!

Meaning: Talking politely….

I SLEEP SLEEP!

I RETURN RETURN!

I FIND FIND!

What about telling a lot of people to do something? SIMPLEMENTE AGREGAN UNA ¨N¨ …

HABLE HABLEN

COMA COMAN

VIVA VIVAN

Más EJEMPLOS…..YO: DIGO ¡DIGA! DIGANYO: HAGO ¡HAGA! HAGANYO: TENGO ¡TENGA! TENGANYO: VENGO¡VENGA! VENGANYO: SALGO ¡SALGA! SALGANYO: OIGO ¡OIGA! OIGANYO: VEO ¡VEA! VEANYO: VOY ¡VAYA! VAYANYO: DOY ¡DÉ! DEN

Mandatos Formales

To summarize…..CHANGE THE YO FORMSUSE THE OPPOSITE ENDINGS…If the

verb is AR …USE ER/IR endings…If the verb is ER/IR…use the AR endingsADD and N to the new command to make it

plural

Mandatos FormalesNow you are either telling one person

in a polite way to do something….or telling two or more people to do something….

ESTUDIE UD. LOS VERBOS.

ESTUDIEN TODOS PARA EL EXAMEN.

YOUR TASK…..You will choose 10 people in the

class….You will advise them as to what to do…BUT in SPANISH! Use the FORMAL COMMANDS!!!

BE CREATIVE & CONSTRUCTIVEEJEMPLO> Alicia: ¡Baile salsa delante

de la clase porque sabes bailar!