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Commands: Tú, Usted & Ustedes

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Beginner · Step 21 of 21Course step 21 of 48

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Understand it · Entiéndelo
Open the door. (tú)
la puerta.Abre: Verb — action or state
Do not open the door. (tú)
No abras la puerta.
Open the door. (usted)
Abra la puerta.

Build it step by step · Constrúyelo paso a paso

Open the book. (ustedes)
el libro.Abran: Verb — action or state
Do not open the book. (ustedes)
No abran el libro.
Self-check · Comprueba tu respuesta

Abre la puerta. No abras la puerta. Use Abra with usted and Abran with ustedes.

Do this / Don’t do this: learn the pairs · Hazlo / No lo hagas: aprende los pares
Open the window, please. (tú)
Abre la ventana, por favor.
Close the window, please. (tú)
Cierra la ventana, por favor.
Speak slowly. (tú)
Habla despacio.
Do not speak so fast. (tú)
No hables tan rápido.
Eat here. (tú)
Come aquí.
Do not eat here. (tú)
No comas aquí.
Come here. (tú)
Ven aquí.
Do not come yet. (tú)
No vengas todavía.
Check and try again · Comprueba y vuelve a intentar

Possible core instructions: Abre la ventana. No comas aquí. Pon el libro aquí. Check the action, positive/negative meaning, and listener. Replace no abre with no abras and repeat the pair. Change an object or location on a second round. Recognition extension: Pase and Espere address one visitor as usted; Pasen and Esperen address a group. Success means a listener understands your familiar instructions, not that you can form every command.

One person or a group · Una persona o un grupo
Come in, please. (usted)
Pase, por favor.
Wait here, please. (usted)
Espere aquí, por favor.
Do not close the door. (usted)
No cierre la puerta.
Come in, please. (ustedes)
Pasen, por favor.
Wait here, please. (ustedes)
Esperen aquí, por favor.
Do not close the door. (ustedes)
No cierren la puerta.
Put the book here. (tú)
Pon el libro aquí.
Do not put the book there. (tú)
No pongas el libro ahí.
Self-check · Comprueba tu respuesta

Espere aquí, por favor. → Esperen aquí, por favor. The added -n marks the group addressed as ustedes; por favor softens both instructions.

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1. Which is an affirmative tú instruction?

2. Choose the negative partner of Abre.

3. Make Habla negative for tú.

4. Which form addresses one person respectfully?

5. Ask several people to open the door.

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