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Spanish grammar

Órdenes con tú (irregulares)

Give instructions with irregular tú commands.

From the scene Ven, pon, haz (Come, put, make)

In short

Learn these short tú commands by heart: ven, pon, haz, di, ten, sal, ve.

  • come! ven
  • put / set! pon
  • make! haz
  • say! di
  • go out! / here, take! sal / ten

Your turn

Which one goes with put / set!?

Options: haz · pon · ven

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put / set! → pon

How it works

A few common tú commands are irregular and must be learned: venir → ven, poner → pon, hacer → haz, decir → di, tener → ten, salir → sal, ir → ve.

come! ven

Nuria

¡Javi! Ven aquí, por favor.

Javi! Come here, please.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

¡Javi! (blank) aquí, por favor.

Options: Haz · Ven · Pon

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Nuria

¡Javi! Ven aquí, por favor.

Javi! Come here, please.

put / set! pon

Nuria

Pon la mesa para la cena.

Set the table for dinner.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank) la mesa para la cena.

Options: Pon · Ven · Haz

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Nuria

Pon la mesa para la cena.

Set the table for dinner.

make! haz

Nuria

Haz un sitio en el centro.

Make a space in the middle.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank) un sitio en el centro.

Options: Ven · Pon · Haz

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Nuria

Haz un sitio en el centro.

Make a space in the middle.

say! di

Your turn

What goes with di?

Options: come! · put / set! · say!

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di → say!

go out! / here, take! sal / ten

Nuria

Ten, las llaves. Sal a comprar pan.

Here, the keys. Go out and buy bread.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Ten, las llaves. (blank) a comprar pan.

Options: Pon · Sal · Ven

Show answer

Nuria

Ten, las llaves. Sal a comprar pan.

Here, the keys. Go out and buy bread.

Common mistake

Not Vienes or Venir here. Command to Javi (tú).

¡Javi! Ven aquí, por favor.

Javi! Come here, please.

Practise it in the story

Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.

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Órdenes con tú (irregulares)
come!ven
put / set!pon
make!haz
say!di
go out! / here, take!sal / ten
More lines from the story
  • NuriaPues ve con paraguas. Y ven pronto.Then go with an umbrella. And come back soon.
  • JaviVen, pon, haz, sal... Eres igual que tu madre.Come, set, make, go out... You're just like your mother.

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