Informal commands are used with close friends and family. Direct affirmative tú commands are formed dropping the s from the tú form in the present tense. Let's look at some examples:
Tú comes la zanahoria. - You eat the carrot.
drop the "s" in a command: Come la sopa mientras esté calientita.
Eat the soup while it is still warm!
Tú hablas español. - You speak Spanish.
drop the "s" in a command: ¡Juan, habla español en la clase!
Juan, speak Spanish in the class!
Tú corres a la escuela. - You run to school.
drop the "s" in a command: ¡Corre tú y salva tu vida!
Run and save your life!
More examples:
Y vive tu vida que yo sabré vivir la mía.
And live your life that I will know how to live mine.
Camina tú y yo iré contigo.
Walk and I will go with you.
Toma este tenedor.
Take this fork.
Juan ¡apúrate!
Juan, hurry up!
¡Ayuda a tu abuela!
Help your grandmother!
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Quick Explanation
Informal tú commands are used with close friends and family. They are formed by dropping the s in the tú form in the present tense. Examples:
Tú hablas español. -You speak Spanish.
drop the "s" in a command:
¡Habla de lo que quieras!
Speak whatever you want!
Toma este tenedor. - Take this fork. Camina tú y yo iré contigo. - Walk and I will go with you. Estudia mucho. - Study a lot. Termina la tarea. - Finish the homework.
Longer Explanation
The informal affirmative command tú is the same as the third person singular (él, ella, usted) of the present indicative.
¡Corre rápido! - Run fast!
¡Repite lo que dijiste! - Repeat what you said!
Come las verduras. - Eat the vegetables.
There are some exceptions. Some verbs have irregular form of the present subjunctive.
decir="di" - to say="say"
Di la verdad. - Tell the truth.
hacer="haz" - to do="do"
Haz lo correcto. - Do the right thing.
ir="ve" - to go="go"
Ve a tu cuarto. - Go to your room.
poner="pon" - to put="put"
¡Pon la basura en su lugar! - Put the trash away!
salir="sal" - to go out="go out"
¡Sal de aquí! - Get out of here!
ser="sé" - to be="be"
Sé amable. - Be kind.
tener="ten" - to have="have"
Ten paciencia. - Have patience.
venir="ven" - to come="come"
¡Ven rápido! - Come quick!
NEGATIVE COMMAND
The negative informal command is expressed with the tú form of the present subjunctive.
ar verbs (contar)
¡No cuentes esos chistes! - Don't tell those jokes!
er verbs (correr)
¡No corras tan rápido! - Don't run too fast!
ir verbs (subir)
No subas a ese apartamento. - Don't go up to that apartment.
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