ENGLISH VERB AFFIRMATIVE tú

NEGATIVE tú

to come venir ven no vengas

to say decir di no digas

to go out salir sal no salgas

to make/do hacer haz no hagas

to have tener ten no tengas

to go ir ve no vayas

to put poner pon no pongas

to be ser sé no seas

IRREGULAR VERB COMMANDSVan Disel Has Ten Weapons Eh

REGULAR TÚ COMMANDSAffirmative commands Negative commands

For –ar verbs:Drop the –arAdd an a(same as él/ella)

For –ar verbs:Drop the –arAdd an –es (tu ending or er/ir verbs)Do not add -as

For –er/-ir verbs:Drop the –er/irAdd an e(same as el/ella

For –er/-ir verbs:Drop the –er/-irAdd an –as(tu ending of ar verbs)Do not add -es

Examples:¡Come!¡Habla!¡Escribe!¡Mira!¡Lee!

Examples:¡No comas!¡No hables!¡No escribas!¡No mires!¡No leas!

Affirmative tú are also in the él/ella form for the stem-changing verbs

o-ue stem-changing almorzar-almuerza-have lunch! dormir- duerme- sleep! volver- vuelve- return!

e-ie stem-changing pensar- piensa- think! cerrar- cierra- close! preferir- prefiere- prefer!