What are Usted and ustedes commands?
What are Usted and ustedes commands?
Since the pronoun usted is specifically used to demonstrate respect, it’s especially important to remember to use the correct form if you wish to command someone whom you would address using usted. Usted and ustedes commands are created like negative tú commands and are used for both affirmative and negative commands.
What is an example of a Tu command?
Direct affirmative tú commands are formed dropping the s from the tú form in the present tense. Let’s look at some examples: Tú comes la zanahoria. – You eat the carrot.
How do you do Tu commands in Spanish?
To create a negative tú command, remember this mantra: form of yo, drop the – o, add the opposite ending. Adding the opposite ending means if a verb has an infinitive that ends in – ar, the present tense tú ending for an – er/– ir verb is used to create the negative tú command.
What is a formal command?
• Formal commands (mandatos) are used to give orders. or advice to people you address as usted or ustedes. Their forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms for usted and ustedes.
How do you give a command in Spanish?
The Imperative is the command form of verbs. You use this tense when you want to give a quick instruction. In the tú form, the conjugation of this tense is significantly different in the affirmative and negative forms….
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Tener | Ten | No tengas |
| Ir | Ve | No vayas |
| Poner | Pon | No pongas |
| Ser | Sé | No seas |
How do you form formal commands?
Commands are used when ordering, or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the “imperative” form of the verb….The formal commands are formed the same way as the present subjunctive:
- Start with the yo form of the present indicative.
- Then drop the -o ending.
- Finally, add the following endings:
How do you do Tu commands?
What is the TU command for hacer?
haz
Affirmative Tú Form Commands
| infinitive: | affirmative tú command: |
|---|---|
| decir | di |
| hacer | haz |
| ir | ve |
| poner | pon |
What are the Tu commands in Spanish?
Tú commands
- Ser: sé
- Poner: pon.
- Tener: ten.
- Salir: sal.
- Venir: ven.
- Ir: ve.
- Decir: di.
- Hacer: haz.
What are the 8 affirmative tu commands?
And there are only 8 (eight!) irregular affirmative Tú commands:
| Decir | Di |
|---|---|
| Hacer | Haz |
| Ir | Ve |
| Ser | Sé |
| Poner | Pon |
What are the 4 You commands?
Irregular Commands (“tú”)
| decir – di | salir – sal |
|---|---|
| hacer – haz | ser – sé |
| ir – ve | tener – ten |
| poner – pon | venir – ven |
What is a TÚ command?
Tú commands are the singular form of informal commands. You can use affirmative tú commands to tell a friend, family member the same age as you or younger, classmate, child, or pet to do something. To tell somebody not to do something, you would use a negative tú command.
What is the usted command form of tener?
The affirmative usted command of tener is tenga (pronounced: TEHN-gah).
What tense is a command?
present tense
The imperative mood is a grammatical mood that forms a command or request. The imperative mood is used to demand or require that an action be performed. It is usually found only in the present tense, second person.
What are the 8 irregular commands?
As always, there are a few irregulars in the tú affirmative command form:
- Venir – ven = Come!
- Decir – di = Say/Tell!
- Salir – sal = Leave!
- Hacer – haz = Do/Make!
- Tener – ten = Have!
- Ir – ve = Go!
- Poner – pon = Put!
- Ser – sé = Be!
What is the command form in Spanish?
The imperative (imperativo) is used to give commands or orders. You may recognize the imperative from commands such as oye or repite. It is one of three moods in the Spanish language. Unlike the other moods, the imperative is not divided into tenses.
How to write usted commands?
– lavar las manos antes de comer (lave las manos antes de comer) – lavarse las manos después de tocar carne cruda. (Lávese las manos después de tocar carne cruda) – no lavarse las manos… (No se lave las manos…) REMEMBER: the reflexive pronoun goes before the verb in the negative.
What are informal tu commands?
What are informal tu commands? Tú commands are the singular form of informal commands. You can use affirmative tú commands to tell a friend, family member the same age as you or younger, classmate, child, or pet to do something. To tell somebody not to do something, you would use a negative tú command.
What are negative Tu commands?
Ser: sé
What is the affirmative usted command?
– dar – to give: dé, den. – estar – to be. esté, estén. – haber – to have (auxiliary verb) haya, hayan. – ir – to go. vaya, vayan. – saber – to know. sepa, sepan. – ser – to be. sea, sean. Here is a link to an article about this: Irreg Verbs.
