Imperative Mood

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How do you form regular affirmative tú commands?

Drop the -s from the present tense tú form. Examples: Hablas → ¡Habla! (Speak!), Comes → ¡Come! (Eat!), Vives → ¡Vive! (Live!)

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How do you form regular negative tú commands?

Start with the yo form of the verb. Remove -o to get the “yo stem.” Add -es for -ar verbs, and -as for -er/-ir verbs. Examples: hablo → habl- → ¡No hables!, como → com- → ¡No comas!, escribo → escrib- → ¡No escribas!

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Give three examples of regular negative commands.

¡No hables! (Don’t speak!), ¡No comas! (Don’t eat!), ¡No escribas! (Don’t write!)

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What happens to verbs ending in -car in the negative tú form?

c changes to qu. Example: ¡No toques el piano! (Don’t play the piano!)

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What happens to verbs ending in -gar in the negative tú form?

g changes to gu. Example: ¡No juegues al béisbol! (Don’t play baseball!)

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What happens to verbs ending in -zar in the negative tú form?

z changes to c. Example: ¡No comiences! (Don’t begin!)

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List the irregular affirmative tú commands.

decir → di, hacer → haz, ir → ve, poner → pon, salir → sal, ser → sé, tener → ten, venir → ven

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List the irregular negative tú commands.

no digas, no hagas, no vayas, no pongas, no salgas, no seas, no tengas, no vengas

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How do you form regular usted commands?

Start with the yo form, remove -o, and add -e for -ar verbs or -a for -er/-ir verbs. Examples: hablo → hable, como → coma, escribo → escriba. ¡Hable! (Speak!), ¡Coma! (Eat!), ¡Escriba! (Write!)

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What are the three irregular usted commands?

ir → ¡Vaya! (Go!), saber → ¡Sepa! (Know!), ser → ¡Sea! (Be!)

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How do you form ustedes commands?

Add -n to the usted command form (same for affirmative and negative). Examples: ¡Hablen! (Speak!), ¡No coman! (Don’t eat!), ¡Escriban! (Write!), ¡Sean amables! (Be kind!), ¡Váyanse! (Go away!)