how to form commands?

Question

how to form informal and formal commands

Answer 1

Commands

AFFIRMATIVES:

1). conjugate into the "tú" form 2). take off the "s"

e.g. ¡Estudia!

With reflexives, IOPs, and DOPs:

1) follow regular rule 2). place pronoun in front of the verb, unattached.

NEGATIVES:

1). Add "No" in front of verb 2). Conjugate into "yo" form 3). take off "o" 4). Add the opposite "tú" form (ar--> er/ir; er/ir--ar)

e.g. No estudies. No escribas.

With reflexives, IOPs, DOPs: 1). follow regular rule 2). Add pronoun at end of the verb, attached.

Negative IRREGULAR:

with any -car, -gar, -zar verbs (e.g. tocar, jugar, organizar) --Instead of No toces, it is No toques --Instead of No juges, it is No jugues --Instead of No organizes, it is No organices

Hope it helps

Answer 2

Commands 101

1) Take the yo form of the verb ( por ejemplo, estudiar = estudio)

2) Drop the yo ending (I know this seems useless, but for irregulars it makes sense) ~ now you have estudi-

3) Add the OPPOSITE él/ella/usted ending. (AR -> ER/IR, y vice versa) ~ That makes Estudie

This forms your command! The tricky part comes in when you consider me/te/se/le/etc. AND pronouns (lo, la, los, las).

For that, I recommend the videos :D

Hope this helps!

PS: If any of this is wrong, someone please correct me!

Answer 3

See lessons 2.12 and 2.14 in the ¨learn spanish¨section.