Presentation
Attention
Co-Construction
Extension
In this text box, type what you think is different about the verbs that you located on the Attention webpage.
Discuss with a friend. Did you agree or disagree?
agree
disagree Why?
Now, mouseover the box to check your answer.
What was "different" was, even though the verb was directed at you (formal,) the verb had a different ending. If it is an
AR
verb, it had an
e
ending. If it was an
ER or IR
verb, it had an
a
ending.
Now, what do you think the rule for forming affirmative usted commands?
what do you start with?
-
What do you remove?
+
What do you add?
=
Usted Command
Mouseover to check your answers
The rule is: yo form -
o
ending + "opposite" ending = usted command.
Remember, the "opposite ending" is an
a
for an
ER/IR
verb and an
e
for an
AR
verb.