Remember this! – let’s learn the Spanish imperative

The imperative is used for all kinds of requests and instructions.

Building the informal, affirmative imperativo (imperative) for “tu” and “vosotros”:

General rule:

Singular:
a-verbs: verb stem + “a”
e- and i-verbs: verb stem + “e”

Plural:
a-verbs: verb stem + “ad”
e- and i-verbs: verb stem + “ed”

💡 For example:
¡Viaja! (Travel! sg)
¡Viajad! (Travel! pl)
¡Come! (Eat! sg)
¡Comed! (Eat! pl)
¡Abre! (Open! sg)
¡Abrid! (Open! pl)

Building the informal, negated imperativo (imperative) for “tu,” and “vosotros”:

General rule:

Singular: no + 2^nd pers sg subjuntivo presente

Plural: no + 2^nd pers pl subjuntivo presente

💡 For example:
¡No viajes! (Do not travel! sg)
¡No viajéis! (Do not travel! pl)
¡No comas! (Do not eat! sg)
¡No comáis! (Do not eat! pl)
¡No abras! (Do not open! sg)
¡No abráis! (Do not open! pl)

Building the formal, affirmative imperativo (imperative) for “usted” and “ustedes”:

General rule:

Singular: 3^rd pers sg subjuntivo presente

Plural: 3^rd pers pl subjuntivo presente

💡 For example:
For example: ¡Viaje! (Travel! 3^rd pers sg)
¡Viajen! (Travel! 3^rd pers pl)
¡Coma! (Eat! 3^rd pers sg)
¡Coman! (Eat! 3^rd pers pl)
¡Abra! (Open! 3^rd pers sg)
¡Abran! (Open! 3^rd pers pl)

Building the formal, negates imperativo (imeprative) for “usted” and “ustedes”:

General rule:

Singular: no + 3^rd pers sg subjuntivo presente

Plural: no + 3^rd pers pl subjuntivo presente

💡 For example:
For example: ¡No viaje! (Do not travel! 3^rd pers sg)
¡No viajen! (Do not travel! 3^rd pers pl)
¡No coma! (Do not eat! 3^rd pers sg)
¡No coman! (Do not eat! 3^rd pers pl)
¡No abra! (Do not open! 3^rd pers sg)
¡No abran! (Do not open! 3^rd pers pl)

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Remember this! – let’s learn the Spanish imperative

Building the informal, affirmative imperativo (imperative) for “tu” and “vosotros”:

Building the informal, negated imperativo (imperative) for “tu,” and “vosotros”:

Building the formal, affirmative imperativo (imperative) for “usted” and “ustedes”:

Building the formal, negates imperativo (imeprative) for “usted” and “ustedes”:

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