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Imperative Tense

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

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Imperative Tense

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  1. 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. 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. 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. IRREGULAR AFFIRMATIVE Tú

  7. 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

  8. Affirmative TÚ Imperative Conjugations WITH Pronouns IMPERATIVE TENSE

  9. 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

  10. Affirmative Tú Imperative Conjugations with object pronouns More Examples: Ex. Sit down! ¡Siéntate! Ex. Brush your hair! ¡Cepíllate tu pelo! 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

  11. Affirmative Tú Imperative Conjugations with DOUBLE object pronouns Ex. 1 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

  12. NEGATIVE TÚ COMMANDS

  13. 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

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

  15. 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

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

  17. NEGATIVE TÚ COMMANDS WITH PRONOUNS

  18. 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

  19. AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE UD. SUBJECTS IN COMMAND TENSE

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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

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

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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE NOSOTROS COMMANDS IMPERATIVE TENSE

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

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

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

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

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

  36. 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

  37. Affirmative Nosotros Commands With Object Pronouns When using Direct and Indirect Objects with Nosotros Commands, follow the same rules as with all other Command Subjects. EXCEPT: Do not double up the “s.” Ex. Let’s buy them for her. Comprémoselos. IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

  38. Affirmative Nosotros Commands With Object Pronouns Ex. Let’s sell them to me. Vendámosmelos. Ex. Let’s not give them to him. No se los demos. IMPERATIVE TENSE Affirmative Nosotros Commands

  39. Affirmative Nosotros Commands With REFLEXIVE Pronouns Exception! Object pronouns are attached to the Affirmative Nosotros commands as usual, but if the Reflexive 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

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

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