Guide to Giving Negative Commands in Spanish
How to tell your friends what NOT to do!
How to form a negative tú command
-AR VERBS
Drop the -
o
of the present tense YO form of the verb,
and add -
es
:
Don’t speak! ¡No habl
es
!
Don’t sing! ¡No cant
es
!
How to form a negative tú command
-ER/IR VERBS
Drop the -
o
of the present tense YO form of the verb,
and add -
as
:
Don’t write! ¡No escrib
as
!
Don’t eat! ¡No com
as
!
Irregular Verbs in negative tú
commands
No vayas
(ir) – Don’t go!
No seas
– (ser) – Don’t be!
The “go” verbs – follow the same
rules as with regular verbs
Some verbs have irregular “yo” forms:
Haz (make/do)
No hag
as
Ten (Have)
No teng
as
Ven (Come!)
No veng
as
Pon (Put)
No pong
as
Sal (Leave/Go out)
No salg
as
Di (Tell/Say)
No dig
as
The negative tú command form
Negative “tú” commands with
direct object pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns are
always
placed right
before
the verb when you are making a negative tú command.
Don’t call me!
¡No me llames!
Don’t speak it! (el español)
¡No lo hables!
Don’t play it! (el fútbol)
¡No lo juegues!
Stem-changing verbs follow regular
rules on formation of commands
Some examples:
Duerme (sleep)
No duerm
as
Piensa (think)
No piens
es
A
cuéstate (go to bed)
No te acuest
es
Encuentro (I find)
No encuentr
es
lie (miente)
No mient
as
The negative tú command form
-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR verb forms for tú
commands
Any verb that ends with –car, -gar, or –zar will require
spelling changes to keep the pronunciation.
-CAR:
C
changes to
QUE
-GAR:
G
changes to
GUE
-ZAR:
Z
changes to
CE
NO ACCENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-CAR ending verbs
Let’s look at some examples:
C QU
to
car
(to touch)
toca
¡No toques!
practi
car
(to practice)
practic
a
¡No practiques!
bus
car
(to look for)
busc
a
¡No busques!
Positive
Command
Negative tú command
-GAR ending verbs
Let’s look at some examples:
G GU
lle
gar
(to arrive)
llega
¡No llegues!
ju
gar
(to play)
juega
¡No juegues!
nave
gar
(to navigate)
navega
¡No navegues!
Positive
Command
Negative tú command
-ZAR ending verbs
Let’s look at some examples:
Z C
memori
zar
(to memorize) memoriza
¡No memorices!
empe
zar
(to begin)
empieza
¡No empieces!
Abra
zar
(to hug)
abraza
¡No abraces!
Positive
Command
Negative tú command
Let’s Practice
Verb
Positive Tú
Negative Tú
1.
hacer
2.
dormir
3.
cantar
4.
practi
car
5.
pedir
6.
ju
gar
7.
empe
zar
8.
salir
Learn how to effectively communicate what not to do in Spanish with negative commands. Understand the different forms of negative commands for -AR, -ER/-IR verbs, irregular verbs, direct object pronouns, stem-changing verbs, and verb forms ending in -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR. Master the rules and exceptions for forming and using negative commands in Spanish to convey instructions clearly.
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How to form a negative t command -AR VERBS Drop the -o of the present tense YO form of the verb, and add -es: Don t speak! No hables! Don t sing! No cantes! ES F CIL, NO?
How to form a negative t command -ER/IR VERBS Drop the -o of the present tense YO form of the verb, and add -as: Don t write! No escribas! Don t eat! No comas!
Irregular Verbs in negative t commands No vayas (ir) Don t go! No seas (ser) Don t be!
The go verbs follow the same rules as with regular verbs Some verbs have irregular yo forms: The negative t command form Haz (make/do) Ten (Have) Ven (Come!) Pon (Put) Sal (Leave/Go out) Di (Tell/Say) No hagas No tengas No vengas No pongas No salgas No digas
Negative t commands with direct object pronouns Direct Object Pronouns are always placed right before the verb when you are making a negative t command. Don t call me! No me llames! Don t speak it! (el espa ol) No lo hables! Don t play it! (el f tbol) No lo juegues!
Stem-changing verbs follow regular rules on formation of commands Some examples: The negative t command form Duerme (sleep) Piensa (think) Acu state (go to bed) Encuentro (I find) lie (miente) No duermas No pienses No te acuestes No encuentres No mientas
-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR verb forms for t commands Any verb that ends with car, -gar, or zar will require spelling changes to keep the pronunciation. -CAR: C changes to QUE -GAR: G changes to GUE -ZAR: Z changes to CE NO ACCENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-CAR ending verbs Let s look at some examples: C QU tocar (to touch) Positive Command Negative t command toca No toques! practicar (to practice) practica No practiques! buscar (to look for) busca No busques!
-GAR ending verbs Let s look at some examples: G GU llegar (to arrive) Positive Command Negative t command llega No llegues! jugar (to play) juega No juegues! navegar (to navigate) navega No navegues!
-ZAR ending verbs Let s look at some examples: Z C memorizar (to memorize) memoriza No memorices! Positive Command Negative t command empezar (to begin) empieza No empieces! Abrazar (to hug) abraza No abraces!
Lets Practice Verb hacer Positive T Negative T 1. 2. dormir 3. cantar 4. practicar 5. pedir 6. jugar 7. empezar 8. salir
