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The First-Person-Plural Imperative

The First-Person-Plural Imperative. (El imperativo de la primera persona del plural). No, no lo operemos todavía. De acuerdo. Primero, hagámosle unos análisis más. ¡Vamos a operarlo de inmediato!. ¡Ay, mi madre!. The imperative of nosotros.

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The First-Person-Plural Imperative

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  1. The First-Person-Plural Imperative (El imperativo de la primera persona del plural) No, no lo operemos todavía. De acuerdo. Primero, hagámosle unos análisis más. ¡Vamos a operarlo de inmediato! ¡Ay, mi madre!

  2. The imperative of nosotros The expression “ir a” plus infinitive, as we already know, generally indicates a future activity that someone will engage in. Los niños van a tener una fiesta mañana. The children are going to have a party tomorrow.

  3. The imperative of nosotros However, one of the most common uses of the nosotros form of this construction is to suggest that some persons, including the speaker, do something together. ¡Vamos a tener una fiesta mañana! Let’s have a party tomorrow! Notice that this usage is emphatic and is often accompanied by exclamation marks when expressed in writing.

  4. The imperative of nosotros But an alternative way of making such suggestions is to use a nosotros command form, that is, the present subjunctive for nosotros. ¡Tengamos una fiesta mañana! Let’s have a party tomorrow! Curiously, the long form (vamos a . . . ) is more frequently used.

  5. The imperative of nosotros However, the negativenosotros command is formed exclusively with . . . The SUBJUNCTIVE! ¡No tengamos una fiesta mañana! Let’s not have a party tomorrow! “No vamos a tener una fiesta mañana” is a simple statement, “We’re not going to have a party tomorrow,” and cannot be used as a command form.

  6. The imperative of nosotros As with all command forms, object pronouns are attached to the end of the affirmative forms and precede the negative commands. Busquemos al enfermero. Let’s look for the nurse. Busquémos lo. Let’s look for him. In affirmative commands with an attached pronoun, an accent mark is added to maintain the original stress.

  7. The imperative of nosotros As with all command forms, object pronouns are attached to the end of the affirmative forms and precede the negative commands. No molestemos a la paciente. Let’s not bother the patient. la No molestemos. Let’s not bother her.

  8. The imperative of nosotros With reflexive constructions and the pronoun combinations selo, sela, selos and selas, the final s of the affirmative subjunctive command form is omitted before adding the pronoun(s). ¡Vamos a lavarnos las manos! ¡Lavémo s nos las manos!

  9. The imperative of nosotros With reflexive constructions and the pronoun combinations selo, sela, selos and selas, the final s of the affirmative subjunctive command form is omitted before adding the pronoun(s). ¡Vamos a dárselo! ¡Démo s selo!

  10. The imperative of nosotros With the verb ir, the indicative form is used as the affirmative command—never the subjunctive. ¡Vamos al cine! Let’s go to the movies! ¡Vayamos al cine! Nor do we ever use the ir a + infinitive command form with the verb ir. ¡Vamos a ir al cine! “Vamos a ir al cine” is a simple statement—“We’re going to go to the movies.”—not a command.

  11. The imperative of nosotros However, the negative ir command reverts, as you might suspect, to the subjunctive. ¡No vayamos al cine! Let’s not go to the movies!

  12. The imperative of nosotros The reflexive form of the verb, irse, follows a similar pattern. ¡Vámonos! Let’s get out of here! ¡Vamos a irnos! ¡No nos vayamos! Let’s not leave!

  13. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . Let’s read a story! . . . ? Long form ¡Vamos a leer un cuento! Short form ¡Leamos un cuento!

  14. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not read! Let’s eat pizza! . . . ? ¡No, no leamos! ¡Vamos a comer pizza! Long form: ¡Comamos pizza! Short form:

  15. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not eat! Let’s sing a song! . . . ? ¡No, no comamos! ¡Vamos a cantar una canción! Long form: ¡Cantemos una canción! Short form:

  16. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not sing! Let’s watch TV! . . . ? ¡No, no cantemos! ¡Vamos a mirar la tele! Long form: ¡Miremos la tele! Short form:

  17. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not watch TV! Let’s dance! . . . ? ¡No, no miremos la tele! ¡Vamos a bailar! Long form: ¡Bailemos! Short form:

  18. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not dance! Let’s write a letter! . . . ? ¡No, no bailemos! ¡Vamos a escribir una carta! Long form: ¡Escribamos una carta! Short form:

  19. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not write! Let’s get out of here! . . . ? ¡No, no escribamos! ¡Vámonos! Long form: ¡Vámonos! Short form: The verbs ir and irse have only one form, remember?

  20. The imperative of nosotros ¡Vamos a practicar! (¡Practiquemos!) ¿Cómo se dice . . . No, let’s not leave! Let’s study Spanish! . . . ? ¡No, no nos vayamos! ¡Vamos a estudiar español! Long form: ¡Estudiemos español! Short form:

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