The Imperative Flashcards
How do you form the ‘Tú’ form? (affirmative and negative)
In the affirmative it is the same as the present indicative él/ella
In the negative it is the same as the present subjunctive tú
How do you form the ‘Tú’ form? (pronouns)
With pronouns in the affirmative put them on the end e.g. Ponte
Watch out for esperar: Espéralo
With pronouns in the negative put them in-between ‘no’ and the verb e.g. No te hable
Tú (hablar)
Habla
Tú no (hablar)
No hables
Tú (aprender)
Aprende
Tú no (aprender)
No aprendas
Tú (escribir)
Escribe
Tú no (escribir)
Escribas
Tú (decir)
Di
Tú (hacer)
Haz
Tú (ir)
Ve
Tú (ver)
Ve
Tú (poner)
Pon
Tú (salir)
Sal
Tú (ser)
Sé
Tú (tener)
Ten
Tú (venir)
Ven
How do you form the ‘Vosotros’ form? (affirmative and negative
In the affirmative take the infinitive and substitute the ‘r’ for a ‘d’
In the negative it is the same as the present subjunctive vosotros
How do you form the ‘Vosotros’ form? (pronouns)
With pronouns in the affirmative put them at the end of the verb e.g. No habladle
With pronouns in the negative put them in-between ‘no’ and the verb e.g. No lo hagamos
With reflexives, take of the d and add the reflexive pronoun e.g. Sentaos
Vosotros (hablar) Hablad
Hablad
Vosotros no (hablar)
No habléis
Vosotros (aprender)
Aprended
Vosotros no (aprender)
Aprendáis
Vosotros (escribir)
Escribid
Vosotros no (escribir)
No escribáis
Vosotros (ir)
Id
Vosotros no (ir)
No id
How do you form the ‘Usted’ form? (affirmative and negative)
In the affirmative it is the same as the present subjunctive él/ella
In the negative it is the same as the present subjunctive él/ella
How do you form the ‘Usted’ form? (pronouns)
With pronouns in the affirmative put them after the verb e.g. Ténaglo, háblele, déselo, fíjese (note the accent!)
With pronouns in the negative put them in-between ‘no’ and the verb e.g. No le hable
Usted (hablar)
Hable
Usted no (hablar)
No hable
Usted (aprender)
Aprenda
Usted (aprender)
No aprenda
Usted (escribir)
Escriba