The Imperative Flashcards

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1
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How do you form the ‘Tú’ form? (affirmative and negative)

A

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

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How do you form the ‘Tú’ form? (pronouns)

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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

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Tú (hablar)

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Habla

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Tú no (hablar)

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No hables

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Tú (aprender)

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Aprende

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Tú no (aprender)

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No aprendas

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Tú (escribir)

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Escribe

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Tú no (escribir)

A

Escribas

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Tú (decir)

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Di

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Tú (hacer)

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Haz

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Tú (ir)

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Ve

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Tú (ver)

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Ve

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Tú (poner)

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Pon

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Tú (salir)

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Sal

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Tú (ser)

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Tú (tener)

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Ten

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Tú (venir)

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Ven

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18
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How do you form the ‘Vosotros’ form? (affirmative and negative

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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

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How do you form the ‘Vosotros’ form? (pronouns)

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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

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Vosotros (hablar) Hablad

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Hablad

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Vosotros no (hablar)

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No habléis

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Vosotros (aprender)

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Aprended

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23
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Vosotros no (aprender)

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Aprendáis

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Vosotros (escribir)

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Escribid

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Vosotros no (escribir)

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No escribáis

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26
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Vosotros (ir)

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Id

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27
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Vosotros no (ir)

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No id

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28
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How do you form the ‘Usted’ form? (affirmative and negative)

A

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

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How do you form the ‘Usted’ form? (pronouns)

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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

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30
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Usted (hablar)

A

Hable

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31
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Usted no (hablar)

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No hable

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32
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Usted (aprender)

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Aprenda

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33
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Usted (aprender)

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No aprenda

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34
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Usted (escribir)

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Escriba

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35
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Usted no (escribir)

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No escriba

36
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How do you form the ‘Ustedes’ form? (affirmative and negative)

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In the affirmative it is the same as the present subjunctive ellos/ellas
In the negative it is the same as the present subjunctive ellos/ellas

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How do you form the ‘Ustedes’ form? (pronouns)

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With pronouns in the affirmative put them after the verb e.g. Ténganlo, háblenle, désenlo (note the accent!)
With pronouns in the negative put them in-between ‘no’ and the verb e.g. No le digan

38
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Ustedes (hablar)

A

Hablen

39
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Ustedes no (hablar)

A

No hablen

40
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Ustedes (aprender)

A

Aprendan

41
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Ustedes no (aprender)

A

No aprendan

42
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Ustedes (escribir)

A

Escriban

43
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Ustedes no (escribir)

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No escriban

44
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How do you form the ‘Nosotros’ form? (affirmative and negative)

A

In the affirmative it is the same as the present subjunctive nosotros
In the negative it is the same as the present subjunctive nosotros

45
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How do you form the ‘Nosotros’ form? (pronouns)

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With pronouns in the affirmative put them after the verb and remove the ‘s’ from ‘-mos’ e.g. Vámonos, despertámonos, vayámonos, hacémolo/hagámolo (note the accent!)
With pronouns in the negative put them in-between ‘no’ and the verb e.g. No lo hagamos

46
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Nosotros (hablar)

A

Hablemos

47
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Nosotros no (hablar)

A

No hablemos

48
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Nosotros (aprender)

A

Aprendamos

49
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Nosotros no (aprender)

A

No aprendamos

50
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Nosotros (escribir)

A

Escribamos

51
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Nosotros no (escribir)

A

No escribamos

52
Q

Abrocha + te

A

Abróchate

53
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No abrocha + te

A

No te abroches

54
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Abrocha + te + lo

A

Abróchatelo

55
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No abrocha + te + lo

A

No te lo abroches

56
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Abroche + se

A

Abróchese

57
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No abrocha + se

A

No se abroche

58
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Abroche + se + lo

A

Abróchaselo

59
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No abrocha + se + lo

A

No se lo abroche

60
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Abrochemos + nos

A

Abrochémonos

61
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No abrochemos + nos

A

No nos abrochemos

62
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Abrochemos + nos + lo

A

Abrochémonoslo

63
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No abrochemos + nos + lo

A

No nos lo abrochemos

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Abrochad + os

A

Abrochaos

65
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No abrochad + os

A

No os abrochéis

66
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Abrochad + os + lo

A

Abrochaoslo (CHECK!)

67
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No abrochad + os + lo

A

No os lo abrochéis

68
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Abrochen + se

A

Abróchense

69
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No abrochen + se

A

No se abrochen

70
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Abrochen + se + lo

A

Abróchenselo

71
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No abrochen + se + lo

A

No se lo abrochen

72
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Ud. (llamar)

A

Llame

73
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Ud. (extinguir)

A

Extinga

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Ud. no (burlarse)

A

No se burle

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Uds. (comer)

A

Coman

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Uds. (entrar)

A

Entren

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Ud. (doblar)

A

Doble

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Ud. no (lavar) No lave

A

No lave

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Ud. (tomar)

A

Tome

80
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Ud. (mostrarme)

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Muéstreme

81
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Ud. no (tocar)

A

No toque

82
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Ud. (entrar)

A

Entre

83
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Ud. (recoger)

A

Recoja

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Ud. (pasar)

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Pase

85
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Ud. (saber)

A

Sepa

86
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Uds. no (mirar)

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No miren