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10 Cards in this Set
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--Formal Commands--
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--Formal Commands--
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Almost all formal commands are based
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-on the "yo" form of the present tense.
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Replace the "o" in "ar" verbs with
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"e" or "en"
-hablar becomes Ud.--hable Uds.-hablen (speak) |
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The "o" in "er" and "ir" verbs is replaced with
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"a" or "an"
-comer becomes Ud.--coma Uds.-coman escribir becomes Ud.--escriba Uds.-escriban |
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Stem Changers have the same stem change
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Volver
Ud.--vuelva Uds.-vuelvan Decir Ud.--diga Uds.-digan Pensar Ud.--Piense Uds.-Piensen Pedir Ud.--Pida Uds.-Pidan |
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Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar have
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-a spelling change to preserve the -c, -g, and -z sounds
"c" becomes "qu" "g" becomes "gu" "z" becomes "c" |
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Examples of -car, -gar, and zar verbs
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"buscar"---"busque" Ud.
"busquen" Uds. "pagar"---"pague" Ud. "paguen" Uds. "empezar"---"empiece" Ud. "empiecen" Uds. |
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Irregular Ud./Uds. command forms
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dar----dé Ud. (to give)
estar---esté Ud. ir---vaya Ud. saber---sepa Ud. ser---sea Ud. |
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Direct Object Pronouns and Reflexive Pronouns stress rules
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-An accent mark is added to the stressed vowel if the original command has two or more syllables.
Léalo Ud. (Read it.) Siéntese, por favor. (Sit down, please.) |
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Direct Object and Reflexive Pronouns must precede
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-negative commands
No lo lea Ud. (Don't read it.) No se siente. (Don't sit down.) |
