Used to give polite commands in Spanish.

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1 Used to give polite commands in Spanish.
Imperative Tense Used to give polite commands in Spanish.

2 There are two types of commands, Affirmative and Negative.
2. There are 8 major subjects used in the Imperative tense in Spanish. 3. You do not write the subject when using commands. The eight subjects are: Affirmative and Negative Tú Affirmative and Negative Ud. Affirmative and Negative Uds. Affirmative and Negative Nosotros IMPERATIVE TENSE Subjects

3 Punctuation is important as it distinguishes it from the Present Tense.
Ud. Habla español. ìHabla! ìHabla ahora! Therefore it is best to include double exclamation points for a singular word command on an emphasized command. IMPERATIVE TENSE Subjects

4 Regular Imperative Endings
AFFIRMATIVE TÚ Regular Imperative Endings -AR Verbs ¡Canta! ¡Baila! -ER Verbs ¡Corre! ¡Aprende! -IR Verbs ¡Vive! ¡Escribe! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Tú (Informal) Verb Conjugations

5 Stem-Change Verbs using the Imperative Tense
AFFIRMATIVE TÚ Stem-Change Verbs using the Imperative Tense E-IE Verbs ¡Cierra! ¡Piensa! E-I Verbs ¡Pide! ¡Sirve! O-UE Verbs ¡Encuentra! ¡Duerme! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Tú (Informal) Verb Conjugations

6 IMPERATIVE TENSE decir=¡Di! hacer=¡Haz! ir=¡Ve! poner=¡Pon!
Irregular Affirmative TÚ Imperative Conjugations decir=¡Di! hacer=¡Haz! ir=¡Ve! poner=¡Pon! salir=¡Sal! ser=¡Sé! tener=¡Ten! venir=¡Ven! *ver=¡Vé! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations

7 COMMANDS WITH OBJECT PRONOUNS
AFFIRMATIVE TÙ COMMANDS WITH OBJECT PRONOUNS

8 IMPERATIVE TENSE Ex. Close it! (door) ¡Ciérrala! Ex. Tell me! ¡Díme!
Affirmative Tú Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns When you use an Affirmative command, reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns are always attached to the end of the verb! Ex. Close it! (door) ¡Ciérrala! Ex. Tell me! ¡Díme! Ex. Write me a letter. Escríbeme una carta. Accents are used in multi-syllable commands! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations with object pronouns

9 IMPERATIVE TENSE Ex. Sit down! ¡Siéntate!
Affirmative Tú Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns More Examples: Ex. Sit down! ¡Siéntate! Ex. Brush your hair! ¡Cepíllate! Ex. Write me a letter. Escríbeme una carta. Accents are used in multi-syllable commands! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations with object pronouns

10 Imperative Conjugations with DOUBLE object pronouns
Affirmative Tú Imperative Conjugations with DOUBLE object pronouns Ex Buy it for me! (it=coche) ¡Cómpramelo! Ex. 2 Give them to her! (them=plumas) ¡Dáselas! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations with object pronouns

11 Regular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Tú Regular-Imperative Conjugations When you use a Negative command, a no must be placed before the conjugation and the ending switches to the opposite ending. -AR Verbs -ER Verbs -IR Verbs íNo hables! íNo comas! íNo vivas! íNo trabajes! íNo corras! íNo escribas! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations

12 Irregular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Tú Irregular-Imperative Conjugations tener decir hacer ìNo tengas! ìNo digas! ìNo hagas! salir venir saber ìNo salgas! ìNo vengas! ìNo sepas! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations

13 Irregular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Tú Irregular-Imperative Conjugations ir estar ver ¡No vayas! ¡No estés! ¡No veas! dar ser ¡No des! ¡No seas! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations

14 Irregular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Tú Irregular-Imperative Conjugations llegar poder repetir ìNo llegues! ìNo puedas! ìNo repitas! cerrar almorzar comenzar ìNo cierres! ìNo almuerces! ìNo comiences! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations

15 Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns
Negative Tú Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns When you use a Negative command, reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns are always placed BEFORE the conjugation! Ex. Don’t close it! ìNo la cierres! Ex. Don’t tell me! ìNo me digas! Ex. Don’t write me a letter. ìNo me escribas una carta! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Tú (Informal)Verb Conjugations with object pronouns

16 AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE UD. SUBJECTS IN COMMAND TENSE

17 Regular Imperative Endings
AFFIRMATIVE Ud. Regular Imperative Endings -AR Verb Cante! Baile! -ER Verbs Corra! Aprenda! -IR Verbs Viva! Escriba! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Ud.(Formal) Verb Conjugations

18 Stem-Change Verbs using the Imperative Tense
AFFIRMATIVE Ud. Stem-Change Verbs using the Imperative Tense E-IE Verbs Cierre! Piense! E-I Verbs Pida! Sirva! O-UE Verbs Encuentre! Duerma! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Ud. (Formal) Verb Conjugations

19 IMPERATIVE TENSE decir=diga! hacer=haga! ir=vaya! saber= sepa!
Irregular Affirmative Ud. Imperative Conjugations decir=diga! hacer=haga! ir=vaya! saber= sepa! poner=ponga! salir=salga! ser=sea! dar=dé! tener=tenga! venir=venga! ver=vea! estar=esté! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Ud.(Formal)Verb Conjugations

20 Regular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Ud. Regular-Imperative Conjugations When you use a Negative command, a no must be placed before the conjugation and the ending switches to the opposite ending. -AR Verbs -ER Verbs -IR Verbs No hable! No coma! No viva! No trabaje! No corra! No escriba! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Ud. (Formal)Verb Conjugations

21 Irregular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Ud. Irregular-Imperative Conjugations llegar poder repetir No llegue! No pueda! No repita! cerrar almorzar comenzar No cierre! No almuerce! No comience! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Ud.(Formal)Verb Conjugations

22 Irregular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Ud. Irregular-Imperative Conjugations tener decir hacer No tenga! No diga! No haga! salir venir saber No salga! No venga! No sepa! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Ud. (Formal)Verb Conjugations

23 Irregular-Imperative Conjugations
NEGATIVE Ud. Irregular-Imperative Conjugations ir estar ver No vaya! No esté! No vea! dar ser No de! No sea! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Ud. (Formal)Verb Conjugations

24 IMPERATIVE TENSE Ex. Close it! (door) ĺCiérrela!
Affirmative Ud. Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns When you use an Affirmative command, reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns are always attached to the end of the verb! Ex. Close it! (door) ĺCiérrela! Ex. Sit down! ĺSiéntese! Ex. Write me a letter. Escríbame una carta. Do not forget accents in multi-syllable commands! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Ud. (Formal)Verb Conjugations with object pronouns

25 Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns
Negative Ud. Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns When you use a Negative command, reflexive, direct and indirect object pronouns are always placed BEFORE the conjugation! Ex. Don’t close it! No la cierre! Ex. Don’t sit down! No se siente! Ex. Don’t write me a letter. No me escriba una carta! IMPERATIVE TENSE Negative Ud. (Formal)Verb Conjugations with object pronouns

26 Affirmative and Negative Uds. Commands are conjugated exactly like Ud
Affirmative and Negative Uds. Commands are conjugated exactly like Ud. EXCEPT you add an –n on the end of each conjugation to make it plural. IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative and Negative Uds. Subject Conjugations

27 AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE NOSOTROS COMMANDS
IMPERATIVE TENSE

28 Affirmative Nosotros Commands can be translated as “Let’s…”
Ex. Let’s eat here! İComamos aquí! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

29 Affirmative Nosotros Commands
Regular Verbs -AR ER IR Trabajemos! Vendamos! Vivamos! Cantemos! Comamos! Escribamos! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

30 Affirmative Nosotros Commands
Irregular Verbs Decir=Digamos! Poner=Pongamos! Hacer=Hagamos! Salir=Salgamos! Tener=Tengamos! Venir=Vengamos! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

31 Affirmative Nosotros Commands
Irregular Verbs Saber=Sepamos! Ser=Seamos! Estar=Estemos! Dar=Demos! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

32 IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands Stem-Changing Verbs
MOST DO NOT STEM-CHANGE! Cerrar=Cerremos! Poder=Podamos! Almorzar=Almorcemos! Comenzar=Comencemos! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

33 Affirmative Nosotros Commands
Stem-Changing Verbs Exceptions! Repetir=Repitamos! Dormir-Durmamos! Sentir=Sintamos! Let’s go!=Vamos! Servir=Sirvamos! Seguir-Sigamos! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

34 Affirmative Nosotros Commands
With Object Pronouns Exception! Object pronouns are attached to the Affirmative Nosotros commands as usual, but if the object pronoun is nos, you must drop the “s” from the end of the conjugated verb. Levantarse=ĺLevantémonos! Cepillarse-ĺCepillémonos! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

35 Affirmative Nosotros Commands
With Object Pronouns Let’s wake up! Let’s have fun! Let’s sit down! Let’s wash! Let’s go to bed! Let’s brush our teeth! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

36 Negative Nosotros Commands
With Object Pronouns Let’s not bathe! Let’s not have fun! Let’s not sit down! Let’s not wash! Let’s not go to bed! Let’s not brush our teeth! IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

37 ALL NEGATIVE NOSOTROS COMMANDS HAVE THE SAME ENDINGS…
…JUST ADD A NO! IMPERATIVE TENSE NEGATIVE Nosotros Commands