CSG193

182 Complete Spanish Grammar

Compra los lapices.    Buy thepencils.

jAprende las reglas!    Learn therules.

jEscribe la car ta ahora!    Write the letter now!

Notę that:

•    tri affirmative commands of -er and -ir verbs have the same endings.

•    exclamation points (inverted before the sentence, and normal after the sentence) may be used to indicate the speaker’s urgency.

•    context and punctuation will help you distinguish the third-person singular present indicative from the imperative forms. For example, a comma tells you the speaker is addressing a person with the imperative.

Alicia, trae la botella.    Alida, bring the bottle.

Alicia trae la botella.    Alida bdngs the bottle.

•    the speaker’s tonę and inflection will also tell you that an utterance such as the first of the next two examples is a command.

jLee el mensaje!    Read the message!

Lee el mensaje.    He/She reads the message.

ejercicio

jPractica ahora! Escńbe la forma tu del imperatwo.

! (revisar)

! (pensar)

! (escuchar) ! (ayudar)

! (empezar) ! (dormir)

! (colgar)

1.    j_!    (trabajar)    8.    \

2.    j_!    (preparar)    9.    \

3.    j_!    (huir)    10.    \

4.    j_!    (beber)    11.    \

5.    j_!    (subir)    12.    j

6.    j_!    (comenzar)    13.    \

7.    j_!    (bajar)    14.    \

Irregular Forms of the Familiar Tu Conunand

Some frequently used verbs have irregular familiar tri forms: Infinitive Familiar (tu) affirmative commands

decir	di
hacer	liaz
ir	ve
poner	pon
salir	sal