Ch 12 · Lesson 7Spanish · Chapter 12 · Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Ven, haz, di: the eight irregular tú commands
, , ten, , , , , : short, common and learned by heart.
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, , ten, , , , and : be, go, have, come, do, say, put and leave. They are short, common and break the drop-the-s rule, so learn them as one chant. has an accent to tell it apart from the pronoun .
The eight irregular tú commands
Eight common verbs have short commands that have to be learned by heart:
| Verb | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
| be | |
| go | |
| have | |
| come | |
| do, make | |
| say, tell | |
| put | |
| leave |
.- Come here..- Be careful..- Be good..- Get out of here.
carries an accent to tell it apart from the pronoun . (go) is spelt like (he sees); context sorts it out. Most verbs built on these copy them: , keep, from .
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Classroom commands to one person: sit down, open the book, don't run, be quiet. Only the negative borrows the subjunctive.
Going further: Every Spanish command on one chart and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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