Ch 21 · Lesson 10

no hables or no hablas?

A negative order is not simply the order with no put in front of it.

The rule

Spanish builds a negative command out of the SUBJUNCTIVE: , , . is not an order at all, it is a statement that you do not speak. The positive command () and the negative one ( ) come from different places entirely, which is why putting no in front of does not work.

Pick the right one

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Pick the right one: hables or hablas.

  1. ¡No tan alto, por favor!

  2. Tú no mucho en clase.

  3. Por favor, no ahora.

  4. ¿Por qué no conmigo?

  5. Hijo, no le así a tu madre, por favor.

  6. Sé que no inglés.

  7. No tan rápido, que no te entiendo.

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