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The Imperative Mood / Command Tense Lesson

The Imperative Mood / Command Tense Lesson

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The Imperative Mood / Command Tense Lesson

By Johnathon Agostini

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The Imperative Mood / Command Tense

The Imperative Mood / Command Tense is used to give instructions or when ordering, or telling someone to do something.

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Examples:

Bring me a glass water.

Drop it!

Do not come here.

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​Usted

Nosotros/as

​​Ustedes

Spanish

2nd Person Singular

​3rd Person Singular

​1st Person Plural

3rd Person Plural​

Grammatical Person

The Imperative Mood / Command Tense

In Latin American Spanish, the tense has only 4 grammatical persons. ​

English

​You (informal)

You (formal)

We

​You (plural)

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​2nd Person Singular (Informal Commands)

There are 2 separate forms for the 2nd Person Singular:

  1. Affirmative

  2. Negative

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2nd Person Singular Affirmative Form

To make the 2nd Person Singular Affirmative form:

  • Use the Usted form of the Present Tense

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2nd Person Singular Affirmative Form Examples

  1. (You) Speak more slowly. (informal)

    1. Habla (tú) más lentamente.

  1. (You) Eat the dinner.

    1. Come (tú) la cena.

  1. (You) Write the letter.

    1. Escribe (tú) la carta.

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Multiple Choice

Speak! (Hablar) (Tú)

1

¡Habla!

2

¡Hable!

3

¡Hablas!

4

¡Hables!

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Multiple Choice

Live! (Vivir) (tú)

1

¡Viva!

2

¡Vive!

3

¡Vivas!

4

¡Vives!

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Multiple Choice

Be afraid! (Temer) (tú)

1

¡Tema!

2

¡Temas!

3

¡Teme!

4

¡Temes!

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2nd Person Singular Negative Form

To make the 2nd Person Singular Negative form:

  • Use the form of the Subjunctive Present Tense

Or

  • Use the Tú form of the Present Tense

  • Swap -AR endings with -ER & -IR

  • Swap -ER & -IR endings with -AR

  • Learn the orthographic changes

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​2nd Person Singular Negative Form Examples

  1. Don't speak more slowly. (Informal)(You)

    1. No hables (tú) más lentamente.

  1. Don't eat at the dinner. (Informal)(You)

    1. No comas (tú) la cena.

  1. Don't Write the letter. (Informal)(You)

    1. No escribas (tú) la carta.

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Multiple Choice

Don't drink! (Beber) (tú)

1

¡no bebes!

2

¡no bebas!

3

¡no bebe!

4

¡no beba!

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Multiple Choice

Don't dance! (Bailar) (tú)

1

¡no bailes!

2

¡no bailas!

3

¡no baila!

4

¡nno baile!

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Multiple Choice

Don't leave! (Partir) (tú)

1

¡no partes!

2

¡no parta!

3

¡no parte!

4

¡no partas!

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2nd Person Singular Affirmative Irregular

​Here are 8 verbs that are irregular in the affirmative.

Spanish Affirmative(tú) Spanish Affirmative (tú)

Decir Di Ir Ve

​ Salir Sal Tener Ten

Hacer Haz Poner Pon

Ser​ Sé Venir Ven

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3rd Person Singular & Plural (Formal Commands)

Used for polite commands

  1. Start with the yo form of the Present Tense.

  2. Then drop the -o ending.

  3. Finally, add the following endings:

​-AR Verbs

​-ER & -IR Verbs

​Usted

​-E

​-A

Ustedes​

-EN​

-AN​

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Multiple Choice

Don't write! (Escribir) (usted)

1

¡No escribe!

2

¡No escribes!

3

¡No escribas!

4

¡No escriba!

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Multiple Choice

Come! (Venir) (ustedes)

1

¡Vengan!

2

¡Vienen!

3

¡Ven!

4

¡Viene!

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1st Person Plural

Used for Let’s + verb

  1. Same as the Subjunctive Tense.

OR

  1. Start with the yo form of the Present Tense.

  2. Then drop the -o ending.

  3. Finally, add the following endings:

  4. (Do not change the stem for stem-changing verbs)

​-AR Verbs

​-ER & -IR Verbs

​Nosotros

-emos​

-amos​

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Multiple Choice

Let's go out! (Salir) (nosotros)

1

¡Salguemos!

2

¡Salimos!

3

¡Salgamos!

4

¡Salamos!

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Multiple Choice

Let's hunt! (Cazar) (nosotros)

1

¡Cacemos!

2

¡Cazemos!

3

¡Cazamos!

4

¡Cazemos!

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​Orthographic Changing

These endings change:

  1. -ZAR = Z changes to C

  2. -GER/GIR = G changes to J

  3. -GUIR = GU changes to G

  4. -CAR = C changes to QU

  5. -GAR = G changes to GU

  6. -UIR = Add a Y

​*These do not apply to 2nd Person Affirmative

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Verb

Tú (Negative)

Usted

Nosotros

Ustedes​

​-ZAR

​Cazar

No caces

Cace

Cacemos

Cacen

-GER​

Escoger

No escojas

Escoja​

Escojamos​

Escojan​

-GIR​

Dirigir​

No diri​jas

Dirija

Dirijamos

Dirijan

​-CAR

Buscar

No busques

Busque

Busquemos

Busquen

​-GAR

Jugar

No juegues

Juegue

Jueguemos

Jueguen

-GUIR​

​Distinguir

No distingas

Distinga

Distingamos

Distingan

-UIR​

​Huir

No huyas

Huya

Huyamos

Huyan

Orthographic Changing Commands

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Multiple Choice

Don't flee! (Huir) (tú)

1

¡No huyas!

2

¡No huyes!

3

¡No huya!

4

¡No huye!

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Multiple Choice

Don't follow! (Seguir) (tú)

1

¡No sigas!

2

¡No sigues!

3

¡No siga!

4

¡No sigue!

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Multiple Choice

Don't search! (Buscar) (tú)

1

¡No busques!

2

¡No buscas!

3

¡No busque!

4

¡No busca!

The Imperative Mood / Command Tense Lesson

By Johnathon Agostini

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