El imperativo en español What are they ? The imperative or positive familiar Cammands (mandatos) are used when you are telling (not just asking!) somebody.

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2 El imperativo en español

3 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.

4 General rules the present tense. Imperative mood only has one tense, the present tense.

5 For the verbs ending in - ar: -a tú (You) -a - e usted (he, she, you formal)- e

6 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

7 For verbs in –er and –ir the endings are the other way out. Tu – e Usted – a

8 –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

9 Reminder !!! Commands tú usted

10 hablar: -a,-e, ¡Habla! ¡Hable!

11 comer: -e, -a, ¡Come! ¡Coma!

12 vivir: -e, -a, ¡Vive ¡Viva!

13 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.