How this activity works:

1. First, select a practice mode: Familiar Commands (Tú) for friends, family, children, and peers; Formal Commands (Usted) for strangers, authority figures, and people you want to show respect toward; or Plural Commands (Ustedes) when addressing a group of two or more people.
2. Read the scenario carefully to understand the context.
3. Use the verbs indicated to formulate positive (do this) and negative (don't do that) commands.
4. Click either Positive Command (telling someone to do something) or Negative Command (telling someone not to do something) to display a possible command for the scenario that has been correctly conjugated.
5. Click Next Scenario to practice with a new situation.

Verbs you'll practice: ayudar, bajar, contactar, dar, decir, dejar, distraerse, dudar, entrar, guardar, hablar, hacer, ir, llegar, llevar, olvidarse, pedir, poner, ponerse, preocuparse, probar, quedarse, salir, ser, tener, traducir, traer, usar, venir, and ver.

Quick Tips for Forming Commands

• Tú affirmative commands: Use the third-person singular form of the present tense (with 8 major irregular exceptions: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven)
• Tú negative commands: Take the yo form of the present tense, drop the -o, and add -es (for -ar verbs) or -as (for -er/-ir verbs). Example: hablo → no hables
• Usted commands (both positive and negative): Take the yo form, drop the -o, and add -e (for -ar verbs) or -a (for -er/-ir verbs). For negative, just add no in front. Example: hablo → hable / no hable
• Ustedes commands (both positive and negative): Same as usted, but add -n to the ending. Example: hablo → hablen / no hablen
• Reflexive verbs: Attach the pronoun to the end of affirmative commands (siéntate, quédense) but place it before negative commands (no te sientes, no se queden)

Remember that context matters! The same scenario might call for different levels of formality depending on your relationship with the person you're addressing.