This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on the “Tú” Negative Commands in Spanish: MANDATOS NEGATIVOS. Su reto profesional: aplicar este vocabulario con sus estudiantes y padres o tutores y poner sus instrucciones en español en los comentarios.
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¿En cuáles contextos les dicen a los estudiantes que no deben hacer algo?
| comportamiento | behavior |
| recreo, almuerzo | recess, lunch |
| cuando alguien está hablando | when someone is talking |
| durante las presentaciones | during presentations |
| en la fila | in line |
Los Mandatos – Commands
Mandatos | Tú Negativo
Uso = When you have to tell your students NOT to do something
| 1. Put the verb in the present tense Yo form | |
| Ejemplo: Hablar —> Yo hablo | I speak |
| 2. Drop the -O | |
| Ejemplo: Habl | |
| 3. Add the following endings: | |
| -AR verbs: add an -es = Ejemplo: No hables | Don’t speak |
| -ER / -IR verbs: add -as = Ejemplo: No escribas | Don’t write |
Ejemplos
| Don’t hit | No pegar | No pegues |
| Don’t cut in line | No cortar la fila | No cortes la fila  |
| No running in the halls | No correr en los pasillos | No corras en los pasillos |
| Don’t leave the class without permission | No salir sin permiso | No salgas sin permiso |
| Don’t scream | No gritar | No grites |
| Don’t copy | No copiar | No copies |
| Don’t say lies | No decir mentiras | No digas mentiras |
| Don’t do that | No hacer | No hagas… |
| Don’t leave | No salir | No salgas |
| Don’t touch | No tocar | No toques |
| Don’t play | No jugar | No juegues |
Verbs ending in -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR
These verbs require spelling changes in order preserve pronunciation
| CAR: C changes to QU | |
| tocar – no toques | Don’t touch |
| GAR: G changes to GU | |
| llegar – no llegues | Don’t come |
| ZAR: Z changes to C | |
| Empezar – no empieces | Don’t start |
Los Mandatos – CAR, GAR, ZAR
| To touch/ to play | Tocar | No toques |
| To look for… | Buscar | No busques |
| To practice | Practicar | No practiques |
| To arrive | Llegar | No llegues |
| To play (games, sports) | Jugar | No juegues |
| To begin | Comenzar | No comiences |
| To begin | Empezar | No empieces |
| To cross | Cruzar | No cruces |
Los Mandatos – Irregulares tú negativos
| Dar – to give | Yo doy | No des |
| Estar – to be | Yo estoy | No estés |
| ser – to be | Yo soy | No seas |
| Ir – to go | Yo voy | No vayas |
Mandatos con pronombres
| Affirmative commands pronouns—> end of the verb | Negative commands pronouns—> before the verb |
| Ponlo = put it on | No lo pongas = don’t put that on |
| Hazlo = do it | No lo hagas = don’t do it |
| Siéntate = sit down | No te sientes = Don’t sit down |
| Levántate = get up / stand up | No te levantes = don’t stand up / get up |
Práctica
| 1. Could you please tell Celia to not curse in class? |
| No decir groserías = No digas… |
| 2. Velma keeps writing on her desk, could you tell her to stop? |
| No escribir en el escritorio = No escribas… |
| 3. The groups are so loud. Could you tell them not to shout? |
| No gritar = No griten… |
| 4. Esteban is throwing pencils. Please tell him not to. |
| No tirar los lápices = No tires… |
| 5. Tell a little boy not to kick his classmates. |
| No patear los otros = No patees… |
| 6. Tell the group of boys to stop fighting. |
| No pelear(se) = No se peleen… |
| 7. Federico pushes in line. Can you please tell him not to do that? |
| No empujar en la fila = No empujes… |
Los Mandatos – Irregulares
Vamos a practicar los verbos con estas canciones 
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