Los mandatos Los mandatos formalesformales

Usted y Ustedes Usted y Ustedes commands commands When you tell others who are not friends or When you tell others who are not friends or family what to do, family what to do,

To give these commands, To give these commands,

use the present-tense yo form as use the present-tense yo form as the stem the stem

• Add –Add –ee or – or –en en (-ar verbs) (-ar verbs)

• Add –Add –aa or or –an–an (-er/-ir verbs) (-er/-ir verbs)

Infinitive Infinitive yo yo Usted/UstedesUsted/Ustedes

cortar cortar corto corto corte/corten corte/corten

probar probar pruebo pruebo pruebe/prueben pruebe/prueben

perder perder pierdo pierdo pierda/pierdanpierda/pierdan

servirservir sirvosirvo sirva/sirvansirva/sirvan

Affirmative and negative Affirmative and negative Ud.Ud. and and Uds.Uds. commands have the same spelling commands have the same spelling changes and irregular forms as changes and irregular forms as negative negative tútú commands commands

Neg. Neg. tútú commandcommand

Ud. commandUd. command Uds. commandUds. commandNo No busquesbusques

(no)busqu(no)busquee

(no)busquen(no)busquen

No No hagashagas

(no) haga(no) haga (no) hagan(no) hagan

No desNo des (no) dé(no) dé (no) (no) denden

No No vayasvayas

(no) vaya(no) vaya (no) vayan(no) vayan

No seasNo seas (no) sea(no) sea (no) sean(no) sean

¡No me diga! Use the ¡No me diga! Use the same rules for same rules for tútú commands…commands…-If you use a direct object pronoun with -If you use a direct object pronoun with

the affirmative command, the affirmative command, attach the pronoun to the attach the pronoun to the

commandcommandRafael y Eva, ¡pónganla en el escritorio! (la Rafael y Eva, ¡pónganla en el escritorio! (la tarea)tarea)

-When a pronoun is added to a command -When a pronoun is added to a command of two or more syllables, of two or more syllables,

a written accent is needed over a written accent is needed over stressed stressed vowelvowelMaría y Felipe, ayúdenmeMaría y Felipe, ayúdenme

-If you use a direct object pronoun with -If you use a direct object pronoun with the negative command, the negative command,

put the pronoun before the put the pronoun before the commandcommandSr. George, ¡no lo ponga en el escritorio! (el Sr. George, ¡no lo ponga en el escritorio! (el

dinero)dinero)