Formal commands

Used to give orders or advice to

people you would refer to as usted
or ustedes

How to make a formal command

Put the verb in the yo form
Barrer------Barro; Lavar-------Lavo
2. Take away the o
Barro-------Barr; Lavo-------Lav
3. Er/-IR verbs: Add an a (usted) or an
(ustedes)
-Ar verbs: Add an e (usted) or en
(ustedes)
Barra, Barran; Lave, Laven
1.

-car,-gar,-zar
Verbs that have these endings have a

spelling change in the formal command:

Sacar------ Saque, Saquen
Llegar------ Llegue, Lleguen

Almorzar------- Almuerce, Almuercen

Irregular Commands
Dar------- D, Den
Estar------- Est, Estn
Ir----------- Vaya, Vayan

Saber--------- Sepa, Sepan

Ser----------- Sea, Sean

Negative commands and adding

pronouns
To make a command negative put a no before

the command
When the command is affirmative, reflexive,
indirect and direct object pronouns are attached
to the end of the command:
*Sintense, por favor. *Pngalas en el armario.
When the command is negative the reflexive,
indirect or direct object pronouns go in between
the no and the command:
*No se sienten. *No las ponga en el armario.

Indica los mandatos (commands)

afirmativos y negativos
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6.

Escucharlo (Ud.)________, No_______

Decrmelo (Uds.) _______, No _______
Salir (Ud.) _________, No __________
Servrnoslo (Ud.) _________, No ______
Barrerla (Uds.) __________, No ______
Hacerlo (Ud.) __________, No _______