Transcript Mandatos formales

Mandatos formales
Formal Commands
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 Formal commands are often referred to as polite
commands because they are used to be polite or
express respect when telling someone to do
something.
To make formal commands:
 Start with the yo form of the present indicative.
 Drop the -o ending.
 Add the following endings:
 -ar verbs: -e (for Ud.), -en (for Uds.)
 -er and -ir verbs: -a (for Ud.), -an (for Uds.)
Practicar
hablo
hable
hablen
como
coma
coman
escribo
escriba
escriban
tengo
tenga
tengan
digo
diga
digan
hago
haga
hagan
Los Irregulares
 dar dé Ud. den Uds.
 estar esté Ud. estén
Uds.
 ir vaya Ud. vayan Uds.
 ser sea Ud. sean Uds.
 saber sepa Ud. sepan
Uds.
Reflexive, indirect, direct (RID) pronoun placement
Attach to the postive formal
command (& accent rule)
1. Sit down please Sir.
2. Siéntese por favor Sr.
3. Return it (the book)
here.
4. Devuélvalo aquí.
1. Repeat them (the
directions)
2. Repítalas.
3. Try them (the tapas)
4. Pruébelas.
Negative formal commands
No verb changes!
RID pronounds are placed
before the verb.
1. Don’t smoke (fumar).
1. Don’t sit down.
2. No fume.
2. No se siente.
3. Don’t open the
3. Don’t order them (the
window.
4. No abra la ventana.
tacos)
4. No los pida.