Here are the correct affirmative (formal) and negative (formal) Usted commands for each of the sentences you've provided:
Affirmative Usted Commands:
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(Hablar) con la profesora. (Speak with the professor.)
Hable -
(Escribir) el reporte en la computadora. (Write the report on the computer.)
Escriba -
Juanito, (sacar) la basura. (Johnny, take out the trash.)
Saque -
(Abrir) la puerta para la familia. (Open the door for family.)
Abra -
(Comenzar) la prueba ahora. (Begin the exam now.)
Comience -
(Llamar) a su amiga hoy. (Call a friend today.)
Llame -
(Beber) jugo de naranja con el desayuno. (Drink orange juice with breakfast.)
Beba -
(Limpiar) su cuarto. (Clean your room.)
Limpie -
(Tomar) la medicina con comida. (Take the medicine with food.)
Tome -
(Leer) el libro para la clase de Inglés. (Read the book for English class.)
Lea
Negative Usted Commands:
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No (llorar) Usted tanto. (Don't cry so much.)
llore -
No (dormir) tarde. (Don't sleep late.)
duerma -
No (abrir) la ventana cuando llueve. (Don't open the window when it rains.)
abra -
No (comprar) esos pantalones de mezclilla. (Don't buy those jeans.)
compre -
No (beber) la soda. (Don't drink the soda.)
beba -
No (limpiar) la casa. (Don't clean the house.)
limpie -
No (leer) la revista. (Don't read the magazine.)
lea -
No (tomar) la medicina. (Don't take the medicine.)
tome -
No (escribir) en la computadora. (Don't write on the computer.)
escriba -
Juanito, no (cantar) tan suave. (Johnny, don't sing so softly.)
cante
Reflection:
From this exercise, I reinforced my understanding of formal commands in Spanish. In particular, I learned the difference between affirmative and negative commands and the rules of conjugation for verbs addressing an individual formally (Usted). I also practiced spelling some verbs correctly in their command forms, which helped me become more confident in using commands in conversational Spanish.
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