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What are Spanish Mandatos?
Nosotros Commands commands are used to express what the speaker and others ought to do or shouldn’t do. In other words, they are used to say let’s or let’s not do something. To form both affirmative and negative nosotros commands, use the nosotros form of the present subjunctive. Take a look at the following examples.
How do you do Tu Mandatos?
For regular verbs, you will simply use the third-person singular form of the present indicative to form an affirmative tú command….Forming Commands with Verbs with Stem or Spelling Changes.
Verb | Tú Command | English |
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mover | Mueve esas sillas. | Move those chairs. |
What are the 8 irregular positive commands?

Irregular Tú Affirmative Commands
- Ser: sé
- Poner: pon.
- Tener: ten.
- Salir: sal.
- Venir: ven.
- Ir: ve.
- Decir: di.
- Hacer: haz.
What are the 5 irregular commands in Spanish?
Irregular Commands (“tú”)
decir – di | salir – sal |
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hacer – haz | ser – sé |
ir – ve | tener – ten |
poner – pon | venir – ven |
How do you memorize Spanish imperatives?
There are three simple rules you need to remember the imperative mood: informal, formal –AR, and formal –ER/IR.

- Informal rule: All three types of regular verbs (-AR, -ER, -IR) work the same.
- Formal -AR rule: Take the 1st person neutral, drop the –o, and swap out the final –a for an –e.
What ending goes with UDS?
To talk about something being done presently, drop the -ir and add one of these endings….Simple Present Tense Endings.
Person | Present ending |
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nosotros | -imos |
vosotros | -ís |
ellos/ellas/Uds. | -en |
What is a familiar command?
Informal, or familiar, speech is used among friends, coworkers, relatives, or when addressing a child. The affirmative informal (tú) commands are formed the same way as the present indicative Ud. form: (hablar – ar + a = habla)
Where does the accent go in Mandatos?
written accent goes on what was the next to the last syllable of the original command. When the command is one syllable and you are adding both IOP and DOP pronouns.
How do you remember irregular tu commands?
A good mnemonic device to remember them is “Ven Diesel has ten weapons.” The irregular forms of the verbs are ven, di, sal, haz, ten, ve, pon, sé. The infinitives associated with the irregular forms are venir, decir, salir, hacer, tener, ir, poner, and ser. The process Yo Flip is used to get the correct conjugation.
Why is there no yo command form in Spanish?
You’ll notice that there is no command corresponding to yo. This is because you simply can’t command “I” to do something. Likewise there is no él, ella, ellos, or ellas because we can’t command “he,” “she,” or “they” to do something. All the commands are either first person plural, or second person.
What is the difference between UD and UDS?
Spanish, however, has singular and plural versions of “you.” The singular pronoun usted is often abbreviated Ud, and the plural version ( ustedes) is abbreviated as Uds.
Is UDS formal or informal?
Ustedes (often abbreviated Uds.) is used to address two or more people and can be formal or informal.
How do you do Mandatos Negativos?
To form a negative informal command, you conjugate the verb into the yo form of the present tense. You then drop the final o and add the opposite tú ending. If a verb is an -ar verb, you will add –es. If the verb is an -er or -ir verb, you will add –as.
Does EL have an accent?
Grammatically speaking, el (without an accent) is called a definite article, whereas él (with an accent) is called a personal pronoun. This means that el is a word that goes before a singular, masculine noun. As a result, it’s the Spanish translation of ‘the’.