The document discusses tú commands in Spanish. It states that regular affirmative tú commands have the same form as the third-person singular of the present indicative. Regular negative tú commands use the subjunctive form of the verb. Irregular verbs like tener, venir, and decir also have irregular affirmative tú command forms. Object pronouns can be added to tú commands, either after affirmative commands or before negative commands.

1. Tú Commands
(Los mandatos de la forma tú)
Dame la linterna,
por favor.

2. Tú Commands
For regular affirmative commands . . .
Think like él.
The regular affirmative tú command
has the same form as the él form of
the verb in the present indicative.

3. Tú Commands
For regular affirmative commands . . .
Él habla.  ¡Habla tú!
He speaks. Speak!
Él come.  ¡Come tú!
He eats. Eat!
Él escribe.  ¡Escribe tú!
He writes. Write!

4. Tú Commands
For regular negative commands . . .
Revert to the subjunctive.
The negative tú command has the same form as
the tú form of the verb in the present subjunctive.

5. Tú Commands
For regular negative commands . . .
Affirmative Negative
¡Habla! ¡No hables!
Speak! Don’t speak!
¡Come! ¡No comas!
Eat! Don’t eat!
¡Escribe! ¡No escribas!
Write! Don’t write!

6. Tú Commands
In Capítulo 11 you learned that formal commands used the
forms of the subjunctive. The informal (tú) commands, by
contrast, use the subjunctive only in their negative forms.
Notice the following chart.
Infinitive Affirmative Negative (Subjunctive)
comprar compra no compres (compres)
comer come no comas (comas)
escribir escribe no escribas (escribas)
pensar piensa no pienses (pienses)
dormir duerme no duermas (duermas)
pedir pide no pidas (pidas)
traer trae no traigas (traigas)

7. Tú Commands
Remember . . .
Regular affirmative tú commands have the same form as the
third-person singular of the present indicative.
Recicla los platos de papel. Recycle the paper plates.
Protege nuestros bosques. Protect our forests.
Negative tú commands use the subjunctive.
No cortes los árboles pequeños. Don’t cut down the small
trees.
No cierres la fábrica todavía. Don’t close the factory
yet.
Irregularities in the subjunctive will also appear in the
negative tú commands.
No conduzcas tan rápido. Don’t drive so fast.
No te vayas. Don’t leave.

8. Verbs with irregular affirmative forms
When listed in the following order, the initial letters of each verb
provide the acronym TVVDSHIPS, a useful memory device.
Verb Affirmative command Negative command
Tener ten no tengas
Venir ven no vengas
Valer val no valgas
D ecir di no digas
Salir sal no salgas
H acer haz no hagas
Ir ve no vayas
Poner pon no pongas
Ser sé no seas

9. Verbs with irregular affirmative forms
Some sample sentences using irregular forms:
Ten confianza. No tengas miedo.
Ven a mi oficina. No vengas tarde.
Val algo. No te valgas del dinero.
Di la verdad. No digas tonterías.
Sal inmediatamente. No salgas sin mí.
Haz la inspección. No me hagas enojar.
Ve a la reunión. No te vayas.
Pon el libro en la mesa. No pongas esa cara.
Sé amable con todos. No seas grosero.

10. Object pronouns with tú commands
As with the formal commands, attach pronouns to the end of
affirmative commands and place them in front of the
negative command. Remember to place an accent on the
next-to-last syllable of the verb in the affirmative command
form.
Recíclala mañana.
Recycle it tomorrow.
No le pongas la multa a la estudiante.
Don’t give the fine to the student.

11. Object pronouns with tú commands
The irregular affirmative command forms (except for sé) do
not take a written accent unless more than one pronoun is
added to the end of the verb.
¿La mesa? Sí, ponla por favor.
The table? Yes, set it, please.
Dime, ¿adónde vas?
Tell me, where are you going?
¿Sabes su teléfono? Dímelo, por favor.
Do you know his telephone number? Tell
it to me, please.

12. FIN