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EL IMPERATIVO AFIRMATIVO THE AFFIRAMATIVE IMPERATIVE |
The imperative form uses basically 4 forms:
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- 2nd person singular and plural (Tú - Vosotros) |
INFORMAL |
| - 3rd person singular and plural (Usted - Ustedes) |
FORMAL |
THE FORM "TÚ"
The "tú " form of the imperative affirmative is very simple. It is just like the 3rd person singular of the present tense. Examples:
| CORRER | corre |
| ESTUDIAR |
estudia |
| PEDIR |
pide |
There are 8 exceptions:
| PONER | pon |
| SER | sé |
| DECIR | di |
| IR |
ve |
| HACER |
haz |
| TENER | ten |
| SALIR |
sal |
| VENIR |
ven |
THE FORM "VOSOTROS/AS"
Simply substitute the "r" ending of the infinitive for a "d"
| CORRER |
corred |
| ESTUDIAR |
estudiad |
| PEDIR |
pedid |
There are no exceptions
THE FORM "USTED/USTEDES"
These forms are also simple. Just substitute the thematic vowel ("A" for verbs ending in "AR" and "E" for verbs ending in "ER" and "IR" for the opposite thematic vowel, that is, "A" à "E" and "E" à "A"
Example:
| ESTUDIAR | PRESENTE | IMPERATIVO |
| usted | estudia | estudie |
| ustedes | estudian | estudien |
| CORRER | PRESENTE |
IMPERATIVO |
| usted | corre | corra |
| ustedes | corren | corran |
| VIVIR | PRESENTE | IMPERATIVO |
| usted | vive | viva |
| ustedes | viven | vivan |
THE IMPERATIVE AND OBJECT PRONOUNS
With all forms of the imperative, object pronouns are placed at the end of the verb attached to it.
Examples:
| déjalo |
(leave it) |
| búscala |
(find her) |
When we have 2 object pronouns, the IO goes first and the DO second.
Example:
| Da el libro a Juan | Dáselo |
THE IMPERATIVE AND REFLEXIVE VERBS
When we have a reflexive verb in the imperative affirmative form we attach the reflexive pronoun at the end of the verb.
Examples:
| Levántate |
(you get up) |
| Levántese |
(you [formal] get up) |
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