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
Usted no (escribir)
No escriba
How do you form the ‘Ustedes’ form? (affirmative and negative)
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
How do you form the ‘Ustedes’ form? (pronouns)
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
Ustedes (hablar)
Hablen
Ustedes no (hablar)
No hablen
Ustedes (aprender)
Aprendan
Ustedes no (aprender)
No aprendan
Ustedes (escribir)
Escriban
Ustedes no (escribir)
No escriban
How do you form the ‘Nosotros’ form? (affirmative and negative)
In the affirmative it is the same as the present subjunctive nosotros
In the negative it is the same as the present subjunctive nosotros
How do you form the ‘Nosotros’ form? (pronouns)
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
Nosotros (hablar)
Hablemos
Nosotros no (hablar)
No hablemos
Nosotros (aprender)
Aprendamos
Nosotros no (aprender)
No aprendamos
Nosotros (escribir)
Escribamos
Nosotros no (escribir)
No escribamos
Abrocha + te
Abróchate
No abrocha + te
No te abroches
Abrocha + te + lo
Abróchatelo
No abrocha + te + lo
No te lo abroches
Abroche + se
Abróchese
No abrocha + se
No se abroche
Abroche + se + lo
Abróchaselo
No abrocha + se + lo
No se lo abroche
Abrochemos + nos
Abrochémonos
No abrochemos + nos
No nos abrochemos
Abrochemos + nos + lo
Abrochémonoslo
No abrochemos + nos + lo
No nos lo abrochemos
Abrochad + os
Abrochaos
No abrochad + os
No os abrochéis
Abrochad + os + lo
Abrochaoslo (CHECK!)
No abrochad + os + lo
No os lo abrochéis
Abrochen + se
Abróchense
No abrochen + se
No se abrochen
Abrochen + se + lo
Abróchenselo
No abrochen + se + lo
No se lo abrochen
Ud. (llamar)
Llame
Ud. (extinguir)
Extinga
Ud. no (burlarse)
No se burle
Uds. (comer)
Coman
Uds. (entrar)
Entren
Ud. (doblar)
Doble
Ud. no (lavar) No lave
No lave
Ud. (tomar)
Tome
Ud. (mostrarme)
Muéstreme
Ud. no (tocar)
No toque
Ud. (entrar)
Entre
Ud. (recoger)
Recoja
Ud. (pasar)
Pase
Ud. (saber)
Sepa
Uds. no (mirar)
No miren