Spanish Imperatives: Tú Command
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What is the imperative form of 'hablar' for the tú form?

  • Hablas
  • Habla (correct)
  • Hablamos
  • Hable
  • How do you form the positive imperative for the vosotros form?

  • By adding -ar to the infinitive
  • By using the 3rd person singular form of the present tense
  • By changing the -r at the end of the infinitive to a -d (correct)
  • By dropping the -ar at the end of the infinitive
  • What is the imperative form of 'decir' for the tú form?

  • Di (correct)
  • Diga
  • Decir
  • Dice
  • When speaking to an adult or someone you don't know, which command form is used?

    <p>Usted/Ustedes command</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the imperative form of 'levantarse' for the vosotros form?

    <p>Levantaos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the imperative form of 'hacer' for the vosotros form?

    <p>Haced</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When speaking to a group of friends, which command form is used?

    <p>Vosotros command</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To form the imperative of an –ER verb in the usted command, you should

    <p>remove the 'o' and add an 'a' or 'an'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct negative imperative form of the verb 'hablar' for 'tú'

    <p>no hables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using the present subjunctive form in formal commands

    <p>to indicate respect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the negative imperative form of the verb 'beber' for 'ustedes'

    <p>no beban</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct imperative form of the verb 'escuchar' for 'vosotros'

    <p>escuchad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Imperatives in Spanish

    Tú Command

    • Used to give commands to friends, family members, or pets
    • Formed using the 3rd person singular form of the present tense
    • Examples:
      • Hablar (to speak) → ¡Habla! (Speak!)
      • Trabajar (to work) → ¡Trabaja! (Work!)
      • Comer (to eat) → ¡Come! (Eat!)
    • Irregular verbs in the tú form:
      • Decir (to say) → di
      • Hacer (to make/do) → haz
      • Salir (to go out) → sal
      • Ser (to be) → sé
      • Tener (to have) → ten
      • Ir (to go) → ve
      • Poner (to put) → pon
      • Venir (to come) → ven

    Vosotros Command

    • Used to give commands to a group of friends, family members, or pets
    • Formed by changing the -r at the end of the infinitive to a -d
    • Examples:
      • Hablar (to speak) → ¡hablad!
      • Correr (to run) → ¡corred!
    • With reflexive verbs, drop the -d before adding the reflexive pronoun
      • Levantarse → ¡levantaos!
      • Acostarse → ¡acostaos!
    • Verbs that were previously irregular in the tú command follow the same pattern in the vosotros command
      • Salir → ¡salid!
      • Poner → ¡poned!
      • Tener → ¡tened!
      • Venir → ¡venid!
      • Decir → ¡decid!
      • Ser → ¡sed!
      • Ir → ¡id!
      • Hacer → ¡haced!

    Usted/Ustedes Command

    • Used to give commands to an adult or someone you don't know
    • Used for formal commands
    • Formed using the present subjunctive endings for 3rd and 6th person
    • Examples:
      • -AR verbs: Hablar (to speak) → ¡hable! / ¡hablen!
      • -ER and -IR verbs: Tener (to have) → ¡tenga! / ¡tengan!

    Negative Imperatives

    • Use the present subjunctive form for all negative commands
    • Examples:
      • Tú: No estudies (don't study)
      • Vosotros: No estudiéis (don't study)
      • Usted: No estudie (don't study)
      • Ustedes: No estudien (don't study)

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    Learn how to form and use the tú command in Spanish, including regular and irregular verbs, to give orders and instructions.

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