Imperative commands

The imperative is how we say a command. Example:

"You drank water" (indicative)
"Drink water" (imperative)

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What is the imperative?

Affirmative imperatives are used to tell someone to do something.

Example: "Move the box."
Ejemplo: "Mueve la caja."

Affirmative

​Negative imperatives are used to tell someone to not do something.

Example: "Don't move the box."
Ejemplo: "No muevas la caja."

​​Negative

We still conjugate when giving orders in Spanish. The conjugations for regular verbs are as follows:

Notice- we only use the imperative for "you," "you all," and "us"

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​The Imperative in Spanish

• A tense?

• A mood?

• Something else?

• This also exists in Spanish

• You have learned the Present Tense, The Preterit and the Imperfect Tense(past tenses)

• Sad, gloomy, angry?

• Elated, excited, fearful?

• Something else?

By Melissa Creamer

​Don't forget to stem-change your verbs!

Affirmative

Informal

Commands​

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​Don't forget to stem-change and spell-change.

​Negative Informal

Commands ​

1. Start with the YO

2. Drop th​e "o"

3. Add the opposite ending ​

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Irregular Commands

By Melissa Creamer

​Don't forget to stem-change your verbs!

Affirmative

Informal

Commands​

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​Don't forget to stem-change and spell-change.

​Negative Informal

Commands ​

1. Start with the YO

2. Drop th​e "o"

3. Add the opposite ending ​

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Irregular Commands