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Imperative Flashcards

1
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Count imperative tu

A

Cuenta

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2
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Fly imperative tu

A

Vuela

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3
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Begin! Tú

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Comienza/ empieza

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Continue! Tú

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Sigue o continúa

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5
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Confess! Tú

A

Confiesa

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6
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A regular negative command is formed as follows:

  1. Remove the o in the yo form
  2. For -ar verbs, add es
  3. For -ir and -er verbs add as
A 
No hables 
No comas 
No escribas
No compres el pescado
No vendas la casa
No abras la puerta
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7
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Orthographic changes
C>qu
G>gu
Z>c

A

No tocas el piano> ¡No toques el piano!
No juegas al béisbol> ¡No juegues al béisbol!
No comienzas> ¡No comiences!

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8
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Don’t open the windows.

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¡No abras las ventanas!

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9
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Don’t look!

A

¡No mires!

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10
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Decir

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Di

No digas

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Hacer

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Haz

No hagas

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Ir

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Ve

No vayas

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Poner

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Pon

No pongas

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Salir

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Sal

No salgas

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Ser

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Sé

No seas

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Tener

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Ten

No tengas

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Venir

Affirmative/negative Tú form

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Ven

No vengas

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18
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Put the book here

A

Pon el libro aquí

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19
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Make the bed.

A

Haz la cama

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20
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Come to the kitchen

A

Ven a la cocina

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21
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Go to the living room

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Ve a la sala

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22
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Have the money by tomorrow

A

Ten el dinero para mañana

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23
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Don’t put the shoes on the table

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No pongas los zapatos en la mesa

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24
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Don’t say anything

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No digas nada

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25
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Don’t make the beds

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No hagas las camas

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26
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Don’t leave now

A

No salgas ahora

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27
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Don’t come tomorrow

A

No vengas mañana

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28
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Don’t be selfish

A

No seas egoísta

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29
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Don’t go shopping today

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No vayas de compras hoy

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30
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Affirmative commands with object pronouns

A

The object pronoun(s) are attached directly to the end of the imperative verb
¡Estúdialo!

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31
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Give me the book

A

Dáme el libro

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32
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Leave me in peace

A

Déjame en paz

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33
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Do me a favor

A

Hazme un favor

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34
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Tell us the secret

A

Dinos el secreto

35
Q

Stand up

A

Levántate

36
Q

Bring me the book

A

Tráigame el libro

37
Q

RID pronoun rule.

What happens when both the direct and indirect start with an ‘L’

A

The indirect changes to a ‘se’
Dáselo
Give it to him

38
Q

Go to bed

A

Acuéstate

39
Q

Tell me a story

A

Dime un cuento

40
Q

Put it here

A

Ponlo aquí

41
Q

Go away

A

Vete

42
Q

Tell it to us

A

Dínoslo

43
Q

Sing it to her

A

Cántasela

44
Q

Do it for yourself

A

Háztelo

45
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Negative commands with object pronouns

A

With. What I’ve commands, the object pronoun(s) precede the verb in its imperative form. RID still applies.
No me mires
No le des el dinero. Don’t give him the money
No lo pongas allí
No lo hagas
No se lo digas. Don’t tell it to him
No los compres

46
Q

Don’t go away

A

No te vayas

47
Q

Don’t stand up

A

No te levantes

48
Q

Don’t go to bed

A

No te acuestes

49
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Don’t give it (f) to him

A

No se la des

50
Q

Don’t tell it (m) to them

A

No se lo digas

51
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Usted commands

Have the same form for affirmative and negative commands

A
  1. Begin with the present tense first-person singular yo form
  2. Remove the o ending
  3. For ar verbs add e. For er and ir add a

Hable, como, escriba, ponga, tenga, esté be, Dé give, comience

52
Q

Read it

Usted

A

Léalo

53
Q

Do it

Usted

A

Hagálo

54
Q

Stand up

Usted

A

Levántese

55
Q

Give it to me

Usted

A

Démelo

56
Q

Don’t wait for us

Usted

A

No nos espere

57
Q

Put it there

Usted

A

Póngalo allí

58
Q

Tell him a story

Usted

A

Dígale un cuento

59
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There are only three irregular usted commands: ir, saber, ser

A

Vaya, sepa, sea

60
Q

Go away

Usted

A

Váyase

61
Q 
Know it (m) 
Usted
A

Sépalo

62
Q

Be good

Usted

A

Sea bueno

63
Q

Don’t go away

Usted

A

No se vaya

64
Q

Don’t go to the party

Usted

A

No vaya a la fiesta

65
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Go to the front of the room

Usted

A

Vaya al frente de la sala

66
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Ustedes commands

They are the same as usted but add an N to the end to make it plural

A

Hablen, no coman, escriban, váyanse, sépanlo, sean amables, be kind

67
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Sit down

Ustedes

A

Siéntense

68
Q

Don’t leave

Ustedes

A

No salgan

69
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Vosotros commands

A regular affirmative vosotros command is formed by simply dropping the -r from the infinitive and adding the letter -d

A

Trabajad, bebed, escribid, saberlo know it, decídmelo, traednos la foto bring us the photo, sed simpáticos be kind, idos go away.

70
Q

Boil the water

Vosotros

A

Hervid el agua

71
Q

Stop

Vosotros

A

Paraos

72
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Regular negative vosotros commands (add to yo form)

  • ar add -éis
  • er & -ir add -áis
A

No trabajéis, no bebáis, no escribáis, no me lo digáis, no nos traigáis nada, no se lo seis don’t give it to him

73
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Nosotros commands
Both affirmative and negative generally translates to “let’s” statements in English: Let’s dance.
1. Begin with the present tense you
2. Remove the o
3. -ar add -emos: -er and -ir add amos
4. Remember to incorporate the standard orthographic changes

A

Hablemos, comamos, escribamos, contemos el dinero, pensemos, movamos los muebles, volvamos let’s return

74
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Notable characteristics of commands
1. Stem changing verbs-except -ir verbs- do not change in the nosotros form.
2. Stem-changing -ir verbs show the following changes in nosotros commands:
O>ue verbs now u…..Durmamos
E>ie now I…..mintamos. Let’s lie
E>I still i ……pidamos

  1. Verbs ending in -car, - gar, and -zar make necessary standard orthographic changes. Toquemos el piano, paguemos la cuenta, comencemos.
A

Thats it

75
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  1. With reflexive verbs, drop the -s of the conjugated verb before adding -nos. Otherwise, add all object pronoun directly to the end of the verb.
A

Levantemos + no = Levantémonos
Sentemos + nos = sentémonos
Acostemos. Acostémonos

76
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Let’s not say anything

A

No digamos nada

77
Q

Let’s go

Let’s not go

A

Vamos

No vayamos

78
Q

Let’s go away

Let’s not go away

A

Vámonos

No nos vayamos

79
Q

Let’s know

Let’s not know

A

Sepamos

No sepamos

80
Q

Let’s be

Let’s not be

A

Seamos

No seamos

81
Q

Let’s be kind

A

Seamos amables

82
Q

Let’s not be cowards

A

No seamos cobardes (el)

83
Q

Let’s be honest people

A

Seamos personas honradas

84
Q

Let’s not go away this afternoon

A

No nos vayamos esta tarde

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