Imperative Flashcards
How do you form the usted imperative?
Positive: use 3rd person singular subjunctive
Negative: use 3rd person singular subjunctive
How do you form the tú imperative?
Positive: use 3rd person singular present
Negative: use 2nd person singular subjunctive
How do you form the nosotros imperative?
Positive: use 1st person plural subjunctive
Negative: use 1st person plural subjunctive
How do you form the vosotros imperative?
Positive: remove r from infinitive and add d
Negative: use 2nd person plural subjunctive
How do you form the ellos imperative?
Positive: use 3rd person plural subjunctive
Negative: use 3rd person plural subjunctive
Verb + he/she pronoun (positive)
Verb + le/la
Verb + he/she + it (positive)
Verb + se + lo
Reflexive verb + pronoun (positive)
Reflexive verb + me/te/se/nos/os/se
Vosotros reflexive verb + pronoun (positive)
Vosotros reflexive verb + os Drop d (comeos) except on ir (idos)
Nosotros reflexive verb + pronoun (positive)
Nosotros reflexive verb + nos Drop s (vámonos)
Verb + he/she (negative)
No + le/la + verb
Verb + he/she + it (negative)
No + se + lo + verb
Reflexive verb + pronoun (negative)
Me/te/se/nos/os/se + reflexive verb
If one pronoun… (Accents)
Count back 3 vowels
If two pronouns… (Accents)
Count back 4 vowels
What don’t you count as a separate vowel when counting back for accents?
Auxiliary u (etc.) after q or g to keep the sound Group the 2 vowels so they count as 1
What two double letters should you avoid?
S
N
Verb + os (accent)
No accent
Verb + os + pronoun (accent)
Count 3 vowels back
Decir in tú
Di
Hacer in tú
Haz
Ponder in tú
Pon
Salir in tú
Sal
Ser in tú
Sé
Tener in tú
Ten
Venir in tú
Ven
Comprar positive imperative
Compra Compre Compremos Comprad Compren
Comprar negative imperative
No compres No compre No compremos No compréis No compren
Pensar positive imperative
Piensa Piense Pensemos Pensad Piensen
Pensar negative imperative
No pienses No piense No pensemos No penséis No piensen
Servir positive imperative
Sirve Sirva Sirvamos Servid Sirvan
Servir negative imperative
No sirvas No sirva No sirvamos No sirváis No sirvan
Hacer positive imperative
Haz Haga Hagamos Haced Hagan
Hacer negative imperative
No hagas No haga No hagamos No hagáis No hagan
Ir positive imperative
Ve, vete Vaya, váyase Vayamos, váyamonos Id, idos Vayan, váyanse
Ir negative imperative
No (te) vayas No (se) vaya No (nos) vayamos No (os) vayáis No (se) vayan
Ser positive imperative
Sé Sea Seamos Sed Sean
Ser negative imperative
No seas No sea No seamos No seáis No sean
Saber positive imperative
Sabe Sepa Sepamos Sabed Sepan
Saber negative imperative
No sepas No sepa No sepamos No sepáis No sepan