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Formal (Ud. and Uds.) commands• Formal commands (mandatos are !sed to give orders

or advice to people yo! address as usted or ustedes.

"heir #orms are identical to the present s!$%!nctive

#orms #or usted and ustedes.

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Familiar (tú ) commands• Familar commands are !sed &ith people yo! address as tú.

 A##irmative tú commands have the same #orm as the él' ella'

and usted #orm o# the present indicative. egative tú

commands have the same #orm as the tú #orm o# the present

s!$%!nctive.

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• )ight ver$s have irreg!lar a##irmative túcommands. "heir negative #orms are still the

same as the tú #orm o# the present s!$%!nctive.

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Vosotros/as commands

*n Latin America' ustedes commands serve as the pl!ral o# #amiliar (tú

commands. "he #amiliar pl!ral vosotros/as command is !sed in +pain.

"he a##irmative command is #ormed $y changing the –r  o# the in#initiveto –d. "he negative command is identical to the vosotros/as #orm o# the

present s!$%!nctive.

For re#le,ive ver$s' a##irmative commands are #ormed $y dropping the –r  and adding the re#le,ive prono!n –os. *n negative commands' the prono!n

precedes the ver$.

bailar: bailad/no bailéis

levantarse: levantaos/no os levantéis

Irse is irreg!lar : idos/no os vayis

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Nosotros/as commands• "osotros/as commands are !sed to give orders or s!ggestions that

incl!de yo!rsel# as &ell as other people. *n +panish' nosotros/as

commands correspond to the )nglish let’s - verb/. A##irmative and

negative nosotros/as commands are generally identical to the

nosotros/as #orms o# the present s!$%!nctive.

• "he nosotros/as commands #or ir and irse are irreg!lar

vamos and vmonos. "he negative commands are reg!lar

no vayamos and no nos vayamos.

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$sin% &ronouns 'it commands• hen o$%ect and re#le,ive prono!ns are !sed &ith

a##irmative commands' they are al&ays attached to

the ver$. hen !sed &ith negative commands' the

prono!ns appear a#ter no and $e#ore the ver$.

evntense temprano. "o se levanten temprano.

Wake up early. Don’t wake up early.

*ime todo. "o me di%as.Tell me everything. Don’t tell me.

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• hen the prono!ns nos or se are attached toan a##irmative nosotros/as command' the

#inal s o# the command #orm is dropped.

,entémonos a!3. "o nos sentemos a!3.

Let’s sit here. Let’s not sit here.

*émoselo maana. "o se lo demos maana.

Let’s give it to him/hertomorrow.

Let’s not give it to him/hertomorrow.

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hen one or more prono!ns are attached to an a##irmative

command' an accent mar5 may $e necessary to maintain the

original stress. "his !s!ally happens &hen the com$ined ver$

#orm has three or more sylla$les.

decir 

di' dile' d3melo

diga' d3gale' d3gaselo

digamos' dig6mosle'dig6moselo

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Indirect (él  ella ellos ellas) commands• "he constr!ction 0ue - verb/ in the third7person

s!$%!nctive can $e !sed to e,press indirect commands

that correspond to the )nglish let someone do

something . *# the s!$%ect o# the indirect command ise,pressed' it !s!ally #ollo&s the ver$.

ue &ase el sig!iente. ue lo a%a ella.

Let the next person pass. Let her do it.

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•  As &ith other !ses o# the s!$%!nctive' prono!nsare never attached to the con%!gated ver$'

regardless o# &hether the indirect command is

a##irmative or negative.

ue se lo den los otros. ue no se lo den.

ue lo vuelvan a hacer. ue no lo vuelvan a hacer.