4.1.16

Positive Imperative

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Imperative

The imperative has four forms: Tú, Usted, Vosotros/as, Ustedes. The 'tú' and 'vosotros/as forms are used informal. The informal terms come across as friendlier and often don't have exclamation marks.

AR verbs

AR verbs

  • The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' form of the present tense.
  • The 'vosotros' form is formed by taking the infinitive, removing the 'r' and adding a 'd'.
  • The formal forms come from the present subjuntive.
    • Habla - singular informal (tú).
    • Hablad - plural informal (vosotros/as).
    • Hable - singular formal (usted).
    • Hablen - plural formal (ustedes).
ER verbs

ER verbs

  • The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' form of the present tense.
  • The 'vosotros' form is formed by taking the infinitive, removing the 'r' and adding a 'd'.
  • The formal forms come from the present subjuntive.
    • Recibe - singular informal (tú).
    • Recibed - plural informal (vosotros/as).
    • Reciba - singular formal (usted).
    • Reciban - plural formal (ustedes).
IR verbs

IR verbs

  • The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' form of the present tense.
  • The 'vosotros' form is formed by taking the infinitive, removing the 'r' and adding a 'd'.
  • The formal forms come from the present subjuntive.
    • Pide - singular informal (tú).
    • Pedid - plural informal (vosotros/as).
    • Pida - singular formal (usted).
    • Pidan - plural formal (ustedes).
Let's

Let's

  • You use the 'nosotros/as' form of the imperative to say 'let or let's do something'.
  • It is exactly the same as the 'nosotros' form of the present subjunctive for er, ar and ir verbs.
    • E.g. Compremos las entradas para el cine.
      • Let's buy tickets for the cinema.
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