Realidades 2

Los Mandatos con TúThe Tú Commands

Study guide / Worksheet / PowerpointCapítulo 7A

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I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar Habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

1. escuchar

2. dejar

3. parar

4. quitar

Escucha. Listen. Yo escucho. No escuches. Don’t listen.

Deja. Leave. Yo dejo. No dejes. Don’t Let. Allow. leave.

(let, allow).

Para. Stop. Yo paro. No pares. Don’t stop.

Quita. Take away. Yo quito. No quites. Don’t Remove. take away

(remove).

I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar Habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

5. tratar

6. recordar (ue)

7. contar (ue)

8. pensar (ie)

Trata. Try. Yo trato. No trates. Don’t try.

Recuerda. Remember. Yo recuerdo. No recuerdes. Don’t Remind. remember

(remind).

Cuenta. Count. Tell. Yo cuento. No cuentes. Don’t count (tell).

Piensa. Think. Yo pienso. No pienses. Don’t think.

I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar Habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

9. acostarse (ue)

10. levantarse

11. aprender

12. leer

Acuéstate. Go to bed. Yo me acuesto. No te acuestes. Don’t go to bed.

Levántate. Get up. Yo me levanto. No te levantes. Don’t get up.

Aprende. Learn. Yo aprendo. No aprendas. Don’t learn.

Lee. Read. Yo leo. No leas. Don’t read.

I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar Habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

13. correr

14. ofrecer (zc)

15. obedecer (zc)

16. mover (ue)

Corre. Run. Yo corro. No corras. Don’t run.

Ofrece. Offer. Yo ofrezco. No ofrezcas. Don’t offer.

Obedece. Obey. Yo obedezco. No obedezcas. Don’t obey.

Mueve. Move. Yo muevo. No muevas. Don’t move.

I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar Habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

17. volver (ue)

18. aplaudir

19. asistir

20. divertirse (ie)

Vuelve. Return. Yo vuelvo. No vuelvas. Don’t return.

Aplaude. Applaud. Yo aplaudo. No aplaudas. Don’t applaud.

Asiste. Attend. Yo asisto. No asistas. Don’t attend.

Diviértete. Have fun. Yo me divierto. No te diviertas. Don’t have fun.

I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

21. pedir (i)

22. seguir (i)

Pide. Ask for. Yo pido. No pidas. Don’t ask for.

Sigue. Continue. Yo sigo. No sigas. Don’t Follow. continue (follow).

I. Regular AR, ER. IR VerbsSpanish Affirmative Familiar English 1st person singular, Negative Familiar EnglishVerb Command Present Indicative Command

(These come from the (It is important to know Drop “O” of the 1st 3rd person singular, this in order to form the person singular (yo) ofPresent tense) negative Tú command.) present indicative, and

add ES (ar verbs) or AS (er/ir verbs).modelo:

hablar Habla. Speak, Talk. Yo hablo. No hables. Don’t talk.Don’t speak.

23. vestirse (i)

24. dormirse (ue)

25. destruir (y)

Destruye. Destroy. Yo destruyo. No destruyas. Don’t destroy.

Duérmete. Go to sleep. Yo me duermo. No te duermas. Don’t go to sleep.

Vístete. Get dressed. Yo me visto. No te vistas. Don’t get dressed.

II. Some “GO” verbsSome affirmative Tú commands drop ‘GO’ of the 1st person singular (YO) of the present indicative. The verbs found in this section follow the given pattern. Complete the chart.

Spanish 1st Person Singular (YO) Affirmative Tú Command English Negative Tú command EnglishVerb Present Indicative (Drop the “GO” of the 1st (Drop “O” of the 1st person

Person Singular) singular, and add “AS”)modelo:poner Pongo. Pon. Put, place, set. No pongas. Don’t put,

26. tener

27. decir

28. salir

29. venir

Yo tengo. Ten. Have. No tengas. Don’t have.

Yo digo. Di. Say (tell). No digas. Don’t say.(tell).

Yo vengo. Ven. Come. No vengas. Don’t come.

Yo salgo. Sal. Leave (go. No salgas. Don’t leave.out, come out) (go out, come out)

III. Tú commands of irregular verbsThe following verbs have some or all irregular Tú command forms, and just have to be memorized. Look at the charts from the text, Realidades 2 on pages 1 and 2 of this packet to complete the following chart. Spanish

Verb Affirmative Tú Command English Negative Tú Command English

30. dar

31. estar

32. hacer

33. Ir

34. ser

Da. Give. No des. Don’t give.

Está. Be. No estés. Don’t be.

Haz. Do. Make. No hagas. Don’t do.Don’t make.

Ve. Go. No vayas. Don’t go.

Sé. Be. No seas. Don’t be.

IV. CAR, GAR, ZAR Familiar Tú Commands

SpanishVerb Affirmative Tú Command English Negative Tú Command English

CAR Verbs (Use 3rd person singular, (Remember the C > QUES)Present indicative)

35. buscar

36. chocar

37. secarse

Busca. Look for. No busques. Don’t look for.

Choca. Crash. No choques. Don’t crash.

Sécate. Dry yourself. No te seques. Don’t dry yourself.

SpanishVerb Affirmative Tú Command English Negative Tú Command English

GAR Verbs (Use 3rd person singular, (Remember the G > GUES)Present indicative)

38. apagar

39. jugar (ue)

40. llegar

Apaga. Turn off. No apagues. Don’t turn off.

Juega. Play. No juegues. Don’t play.

Llega. Arrive. No llegues. Don’t arrive.

SpanishVerb Affirmative Tú Command English Negative Tú Command English

ZAR Verbs (Use 3rd person singular, (Remember the Z > CES)Present indicative)

41. cruzar

42. comenzar (ie)

43. tropezar (ie)

Cruza. Cross. No cruces. Don’t cross.

Comienza. Begin. (start) No comiences. Don’t begin.(start)

Tropieza. Trip. (stumble) No tropieces. Don’t trip.(stumble)

To practice the Tú commands…

www.phschool.com

To review the irregular affirmative Tú commands, go to www.phschool.com, and use web code jdd-0315.

To review the negative Tú commands, go to www.phschool.com, and use

web code jdd-0704.

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atención!¡El Fin!