19 Affirmative Tu Commands
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Goal:
Learn how to use affi rmative tú commands.
Affi rmative tú commands
• Giving a command is telling someone what to do. Study the following commands,
paying attention to the boldfaced words.
¡Estudia la lección!
(Study the lesson!)
¡Aprende español!
(Learn Spanish!)
¡Escribe la carta!
(Write the letter!)
EXPLANATION:
Regular affi rmative tú commands use the él/ella/usted form in the
present tense. Study the following chart of affi rmative tú commands.
Infi nitive
Present Tense
Affi rmative tú Command
estudiar (to study)
(Él/ella) estudia. (He/she studies.)
¡Estudia! (Study!)
hablar (to speak)
(Él/ella) habla. (He/she speaks.)
¡Habla! (Speak!)
aprender (to learn)
(Él/ella) aprende. (He/she learns.)
¡Aprende! (Learn!)
correr (to run)
(Él/ella) corre. (He/she runs.)
¡Corre! (Run!)
escribir (to write)
(Él/ella) escribe. (He/she writes.)
¡Escribe! (Write!)
subir (to climb)
(Él/ella) sube. (He/she climbs.)
¡Sube! (Climb!)
• Read these commands, paying attention to the boldfaced words.
¡Estudia la lección!
¡Estúdiala!
(Study the lesson.)
(Study it.)
¡Aprende los verbos!
¡Apréndelos!
(Learn the verbs.)
(Learn them.)
¡Escribe la carta!
¡Escríbela!
(Write the letter.)
(Write it.)
EXPLANATION:
When using a command with a direct object pronoun, attach the
pronoun to the end. To retain the original stress, add an accent when you attach a
pronoun to a command of two or more syllables.
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