Question

I have a DBA with my teacher later and I need a guide or quick explanation of
- Ud. command forms
- tu commands
- formal commands
- informal commands (tu)
-irregular commands (tu)
- first person commands nosotros

Answer 1

@Alfonso-O,

Answer 2

@robtobey

Answer 3

Hello there!
Sorry I didn't see this before... I hope your DBA went well!

May God bless

Answer 4

I actually was able to move it to today at 3 that way I could get two done at the same time =)

Answer 5

Oh, probably I'm late again, am I...? :)
Well, here's a summary about COMMANDS for USTED (1) and USTEDES (2):

1. For USTED ([abbreviated form] = *ud.*):

For -AR verbs you take the -AR off and replace it with -e.
Example:
*respirAR* --> *respire*

For both -IR and -ER verbs you take those last two off and replace them with -a.
Examples:
*abrIR* --> *abra*
*comER* --> *coma*

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2. For USTEDES ([abbreviated form] = *uds.*):

You do the same thing but you add an -n after the -a or -e.
Examples:
*respiren*
*abran*
*coman*

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Note: I'd say "Ud. command forms" and "formal commands" (from your list above) are actually the same thing.

I hope this helps!

Answer 6

And here's a short summary for "tú commands" and "informal commands (tú)" -- these two items are also from your list above, but again they refer to the same thing.

-AR verbs: --> (e.g.) cantAR [-] -AR [+] -A = cantA
-ER verbs: --> (e.g.) beber [-] -ER [+] -E = bebE
-IR verbs: --> (e.g.) escribir [-] -IR [+] -E = escribE

I hope that summary is easy to understand... So, for example: with -AR verbs, you take -AR off and replace it with -A. (If you say *canta* you're giving somebody [like a friend] this command: "sing")

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So, let's check you got it: what's the *tú* command for *respirAR* (= "to breathe")...?

Yes, ... (Just think for a moment...)
It's....

*respirA* !

I hope this helps!
Blessings

Answer 7

Are you a visual learner...? If so, have a look at the image and think:
what would the health professional say to the girl if he wants her to breathe...?
:)

Answer 8

Almost done!
Now *irregular commands (tú)*: these do not follow the rules I gave above... So they need to be learnt by heart! :)
Here are some important ones:

*decir* [= "to say"] --> DI
*hacer* [= "to do"] --> HAZ
*ir* [= "to go"] --> VE
*poner* [= "to put"] --> PON
*salir* [= "to leave"] --> SAL
*SER* [= "to be"] --> SÉ
*TENER* [= "to have"] --> TEN
*VENIR* [= "to come"] --> VEN

Answer 9

And finally "first person commands *nosotros*":
This is for giving commands to *nosotros* (i.e. to "us" ["we"]), which in English is "let's" + verb.

In fact, for these *nosotros* commands you use the *nosotros* form of the present subjunctive.
Remember how that works? Generally it's:

cantAR [-] -AR [+] -EMOS = cantEMOS
bebER [-] -ER [+] -AMOS = bebAMOS
escribIR [-] -IR [+] -AMOS = escribAMOS

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So... Just checking you got it again: what's the *nosotros* command for *respirAR*.
It's...
*respirEMOS* (= "let's breathe"), isn't it?

You may want to check verbs using, for example:
http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/respirar

And full explanations here:
http://studyspanish.com/lessons/formcomm.htm

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Well, that was good teaching practise for me! :)

Hope this helps!
Blessings

Answer 10

YOU. ARE. AMAZING!!! thank you so much I'm going to coy and paste this and print it out as a guide to go by =)