El imperativo en español
What are they ? The imperative or positive familiar Cammands (mandatos) are used when you are telling (not just asking!) somebody to do something or giving him an order.
General rules the present tense. Imperative mood only has one tense, the present tense.
For the verbs ending in - ar: -a tú (You) -a - e usted (he, she, you formal)- e
hablar: Remove the -ar and keep habl- then add the endings For example hablar: Remove the -ar and keep habl- then add the endings Tu- habl-a Usted – habl-e
For verbs in –er and –ir the endings are the other way out. Tu – e Usted – a
–er For example the verb correr. Remove the –er and add the ending tu Corr-e Usted Corr-a –ir For verbs in –ir do the same. Verb escribir. Remover the –ir and add the ending. Tu Escrib-e Usted Escrib-a
Reminder !!! Commands tú usted
hablar: -a,-e, ¡Habla! ¡Hable!
comer: -e, -a, ¡Come! ¡Coma!
vivir: -e, -a, ¡Vive ¡Viva!
ten Let’s aim for ten irregular ones,then Poner –pon, ponga (go to present 1 st person and then do the changes) Sacar- saca, saque Tener- ten, tenga ( go to present 1 st person ) Seguir- sigue, siga ( go to present 1 st person ) Hacer- haz, haga Salir- sal, salga ( go to present 1 st person ) Volver- vuelve, vuelva Empezar- empieza, empiece Cerra- cierra- cierre. Traer- trae- traiga.