El Mandato Afirmativo InformalInformal
For someone you wouldcall “tú” or “vosotros/-
as”.
Informal, or familiar,speech is used amongfriends, coworkers, relatives, or when addressing a child.
How to ask somebody to DO something?Part I - Tú
To make the affirmative informal (tú) commands is easy!
All you have to do is just use third person singular form:
hablar – habla!comer - come!
escribir – escribe!
Let’s Practice!
Habla (tú) más lentamente.Speak more slowly.
Escribe (tú) la carta.Write the letter.
• Come (tú) la cena.Eat the dinner.
Te toca a ti!Write the following affirmative commands
in the tu form :
Listen! (escuchar)
Eat! (comer) Pay! (pagar)Begin! (empezar)Visit! (visitar)Fly! (volar)Write! (escribir)
How to ask somebody NOT to do something?
Part I - TúThe negative informal (tú) commands are
formed the following way:
hablar - ar + es = no hables!comer - er + as = no comas!
escribir - ir + as = no escribas!
Let’s Practice!No hables más
lentamente.Don't speak more slowly.
No comas (tú) la cena.Don’t eat the dinner.
No escribas (tú) la carta.Don’t write the letter.
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