Question

I have been chosen to be the guide of an exchange student from Costa Rica. Before the student arrives in the US, he has asked me to give him some tips about schools in our country. Using 10 different commands, i have to create a presentation in which you give him tips for being successful in US schools. my presentation should include 5 affirmative and 5 negative commands in the tú form.


plzz help me i dont do what to put

Answer 1

I can show you how to translate commands from english to spanish. Would that help? All you have to do is think up of ten tips for being successful in US schools. In english.

Answer 2

yes plezz

Answer 3

Okay. Give me something you would like to say, in english. A command. A tip on how to be successful in school.

Answer 4

you need to listen

Answer 5

Okay. "You need to listen." That is a good tip. But it's not exactly a command. How about we turn that into a command, and say...."Pay attention to the teacher."

Prestar atención means "to pay attention." We want to tell someone to "pay attention."

So, we take the él/ella/usted form of the word "prestar," which is "presta."

And now, we have "Presta atención," which means "pay attention."

"Presta atención al profesor," means "Pay attention to the teacher."

Answer 6

That's how to make positive (affimative) commands. Now, can you give me an example of a command on what NOT to do? A negative command.

Answer 7

oh okay i didnt know that

Answer 8

um whats an example of a negative command somethin they shouldnt do?

Answer 9

Yeah, it's pretty easy.

You actually CAN also say, "Escucha al profesor," which means, "Listen to the profesor." That's a command too. It's pretty much the same as saying, "Pay attention to the teacher," but it's closer to what you were saying before.

For a negative command, how about..."Don't talk when the teacher is talking,"?

Hablar means "to speak/talk."

So, we want to say "DON'T talk."

What is the él/ella/usted form of hablar? It's "HABLA."

Do you see how "habla" ends with A? If it ends with A, change it to E. If it ends with E, change it to A.
HABLA ends with A. So, change that A to an E. Now, you have HABLE.

Now, add an S onto the end of HABLE. Now, you have HABLES.

Finally, add a NO onto the beginning, and you have NO HABLES. It means "don't talk."

"No hables cuando el profesor está hablando."
It means "don't talk when the teacher is talking."

Answer 10

wow ur good at this

Answer 11

There are some irregular commands that you should know about.

decir (to tell) - di
hacer (to do) - haz
poner (to put) - pon
tener (to have) - ten
salir (to go out) - sal
ser (to be) - sé
ir (to go) - ve
venir (to come) - ven

Let me give you an example.

If I wanna say, "Put the homework in your backpack," I would say "Pon la tarea en tu mochila."

I would NOT say, "Pone la tarea in tu mochila." That is WRONG. Because "poner" has an irregular command form.

Answer 12

di haz pon ten,
sal se ve ven.

You can say that to yourself, over and over. It kinda rhymes. You'll remember the irregulars that way.

di haz pon ten,
sal se ve ven.

Answer 13

lol hahaha it does

Answer 14

Alright, well, I hope this helps. And if you have anymore questions, please ask!

Answer 15

thank u and it does help alot