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Ve al telón y pon la luz aquí.

Ve al telón y pon la luz aquí.
Go to the curtain and put the light here.
From Lesson 128:Irregular informal commands (ven, di, sal...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ve al telón y pon la luz aquí.

Is ve from the verb ver (to see)?
It can be, but not in this sentence! Here, ve is the irregular informal command (tú form) for ir (to go). It looks exactly like the 'he/she sees' form of ver, but the context tells you it means 'go!'
Why is the command form for 'put' just pon?
pon is the irregular informal command for poner (to put). While most regular commands end in a vowel (like habla or come), poner is one of a handful of common verbs that have short, irregular command forms you just have to memorize.
Why does the sentence use al instead of a el for 'to the'?
In Spanish, whenever the preposition a (to) is followed directly by the masculine 'the' (el), they must combine into the single word al. Since telón is a masculine noun, we must say al telón.
How do I know if words ending in -z like luz are masculine or feminine?
Nouns ending in -z don't follow a strict gender rule, so you have to learn the article along with the word. luz happens to be feminine (la luz), just like la cruz (the cross) and la nariz (the nose).
Could I use the word telón for the curtains in my bedroom?
You probably wouldn't! telón specifically refers to a heavy curtain, like a theater or stage curtain. For everyday window curtains in a house, you would use the word cortina.

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