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Español II-V
Imperative (aka: commands)
Here is a chart to help you form the type of command you need for each situation:
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Type of command
(telling someone to do something)
Tú
(informal)
Tú form minus “s” for regular verbs
(or él/ella form)
i.e.
Irregs: Most of them
are “go” yo forms…
start with “yo” drop
the “go” and you
have the irreg forms
(exception: hacer
needs to add a “z” to
the end)
Note: Ir & Ser do not
follow this pattern--memorize them!
Ud.
(formal)
Uds.
(formal)
Hablas  Habla
Comes  Come
Escribes Escribe
Irregs: Ser  Sé
Salir  Sal
Poner  Pon
Hacer  Haz
Tener  Ten
Ir
 Ve
Venir  Ven
Decir  Di
Silly
Sally
Put
Hot
Tamales
In
Victor’s
Dessert!
Start with “yo form”, drop the “o”
and add the opposite vowel ending
i.e. Hablo  Habl  Hable
Como  Com  Coma
Escribo  Escrib  Escriba
“yo – “o” + opp. Vowel ending
formula
i.e. Hablen/Coman/Escriban
(telling someone to NOT do it)
No + Tú form with opposite
vowel
(as  es)
(es  as)
i.e.
No hables
No comas
No escribas
Irregs: No + “yo form”
minus the “o” with “as” on
the end
(exceptions: ser & ir)
*No seas
No tengas
No salgas
*No vayas
No pongas
No vengas
No hagas
No digas
Put “No” in front of the Ud.
imperative (command) form
No hable
No coma
No escriba
No + Uds. Command form
No hablen/No coman/No
escriban
Note: The blue-shaded areas show us that all of these commands are
formed by starting with the “yo”, dropping the “o” and then adding the
“opposite vowel endings”.
The only exception: Affirmative Tú commands (Informal Commands) are
formed a bit differently and require a bit more thinking to form them
correctly. See the gray-shaded area for these forms!
Some other irregulars: (Tú/Ud./Uds. Commands) Take care of your
“dishes”!
Dar (to give)  Da/No des; Dé/no dé; Den/No den
Ir (to go)  Ve/No vayas; Vaya/No vaya; Vayan/No vayan
Ser (to be)  Sé/No seas; Sea/No sea; Sean/No sean
Haber (to have-helping verb!)He/No hayas; Haya/No haya; Hayan; No hayan
Estar (to be) Está/No estés; Esté/No esté; Estén/No estén
Saber (to know facts/info)Sabe/No sepas; Sepa/No sepa; Sepan/No sepan