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    The document discusses how to form negative tú commands in Spanish. Negative tú commands are formed by dropping the o from the yo form of regular verbs and adding endings like -es or -as. Some irregular verbs like dar, estar, ir and ser also have irregular negative forms. When using pronouns with negative commands, the pronouns are placed directly before the verb. The document provides examples of forming negative commands with different verb types.

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    Negative Tú Commands

    Page 122 – Chapter 3


    Realidades 3
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘To form negative tú
    commands with regular verbs,
    we drop the o of the present-
    tense yo form and add the
    following endings:
    Negative Tú Commands
    HABLAR
    hablo habl es

    No hables ahora
    Negative Tú Commands
    COMER
    como com as

    No comas eso.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ABRIR
    abro abr as

    No abras esa puerta.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘The same rule applies to verbs
    whose present tense yo form
    ends in –go, -zco, -yo, and –jo.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘SALIR
    ✘No salgas si estás enferma.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘OFRECER
    ✘No les ofrezcas comida basura
    a tus amigos.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘ESCOGER
    ✘No escojas comida con mucha
    grasa.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘Notice that -ar verbs take the
    ending -es and that -er verbs
    take the ending -as.
    ✘In stem-changing verbs the
    stem change remains.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘No enciendas el horno.
    ✘No añadas demasiado sal.
    ✘No pongas los camarones en
    la sartén todavía.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ✘Verbs ending in -car, -gar,
    and -zar have the following
    spelling changes in negative tú
    commands in order to
    maintain the original sound.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ­car (c…qu)
    TOCAR
    toco toqu es

    No toques el piano.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ­gar (g…gu)
    LLEGAR
    llego llegu es

    No llegues tarde.
    Negative Tú Commands
    ­zar (z…c)
    CRUZAR
    cruzo cruc es

    No cruces aquí.
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘Some verbs, such as ir, ser,


    dar, and estar have irregular
    negative tú command forms.
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘Dar ✘No des


    ✘Estar ✘No estés
    ✘Ir ✘No vayas
    ✘Ser ✘No seas
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘Remember that pronouns are


    attached to affirmative
    commands.
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘If the pronoun is added to a


    command form that has two or
    more syllables, write an
    accent mark on the syllable
    stressed in the present tense.
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘¿Pico las cebollas?


    ✘Sí, pícalas.
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘With negative commands,


    pronouns always go right
    before the verb.
    Negative Tú Commands

    ✘¿Pico los tomates también?


    ✘No, no los piques.

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