direct, Informal commands: Check my work

Question

Proofread this for me, please and let me know if it's right/wrong. Thank you!

• Tienes que ser más organizado. My answer: Tenga que ser más organizado.

• No debes decirle nada al dueño. My answer: No debas decirle nada al dueño.

• ¿Puedes escribírmelo con la computadora? My answer: No, no pidas escribírtelo con la computadora.

Answer 1

All right, I think I understand you now.

1st sentence - ¡Sé más organizado! (Be more organized!)

2nd sentence -¡No le digas nada al dueño! (Don't tell the owner anything!)

3rd sentence- ¡Escríbemelo en la computadora! (Write it for me on the computer!) and if you want to make that command negative - ¡No me lo escribas en la computadora! (Don't write it for me on the computer1)

Your answer of the 3rd sentence - Don't ask me to write it for you on the computer should be "¡No me pidas que te lo escriba en la computadora"

Oh my goodness... I feel silly. Yes, that's the right way I should be doing it. I think I'm concentrating too much on changing those verb endings that I'm not focusing on what it's actually saying. DOH! Thank you! - Sylvo, Jul 16, 2011

Answer 2

No- Tener doesn't figure in this equation - Tienes que ser mas organizado (you have to be more organized) would make the command = Be more organized, not Have to be more organized.

When you use "tener" in a command, TEN, it is used with a lot of expressions that don't translate literally in English. Like "Be careful" is "TEN cuidado". "Be patient" is "TEN paciencia".

Answer 3

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Answer 4

margaretcorw wroteÑ

All your answers are incorrect. The first sentences are already direct informal (tú) commands so they shouldn't be changed. I am thinking that the way you tried to change the first sentence is from a tú command to an Ud. command. Is that what you want to do?

The verbs are in the tú form in the first sentence, and they are in the tú (informal) command form in the second sentence.

Sylvo, you are using the verbs correctly.

No Jack, they aren't correct at all. - margaretcorwin, Jul 16, 2011

Sorry, I'll bow out. I've misunderstood what she was trying to do. - Jack-OBrien, Jul 16, 2011

Answer 5

well then I'm totally confused. How can the sentence "Tienes que ser más organizado." be direct, informal if the affirmative informal use of "tener" is "ten" as it is irregular. I am noticing that I have already corrected myself on that part :p Anyway, so fresh start...

Help me put this sentence as a direct, informal command: Tienes que ser más organizado.

Answer 6

All your answers are incorrect. The first sentences are already direct informal (tú) commands so they shouldn't be changed. I am thinking that the way you tried to change the first sentence is from a tú command to an Ud. command. Is that what you want to do?

Answer 7

The exercise states to "rewrite the following sentences as direct, informal commands. The first sentence is what is to be changed and the part that shows "My answer" is the where I have changed to what I think the correct answer should be. I'm looking to see if I'm right or wrong. Maybe I'm on the wrong track altogether?!!?

Sorry for any confusion.

Answer 8

What is the answer supposed to be? Is the first one a "tu" command and the 2nd one and "Ud" command? I don't really understand what your question is.