Conjugaciones del imperativo
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The Spanish imperative conjugations for tú and vosotros are different depending on whether the imperative is affirmative or negative.
Regular -AR verbs
Negative Imperative
Negative commands for tú and vosotros follow the same pattern as the imperative of other subject pronouns: take the present tense of the verb and change the A at the beginning of the suffix to E.
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| tú estudias | no estudies | |
| vosotros estudiáis | no estudiéis |
Tú affirmative
Take the present tense and drop the final S:
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| tú estudias | estudia |
Vosotros affirmative
Take the infinitive and replace the final R with D:
| Infinitive | Imperative | |
| estudiar | estudiad |
En resumen …
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| tú | estudia | no estudies |
| vosotros | estudiad | no estudiéis |
Regular -ER verbs
Negative Imperative
Negative commands for tú and vosotros again follow the same pattern as the imperative of other subject pronouns: change the E at the beginning of the suffix to A.
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| tú bebes | no bebas | |
| vosotros bebéis | no bebáis |
Tú affirmative
Take the present tense and drop the final S:
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| tú bebes | bebe |
Vosotros affirmative
Take the infinitive and replace the final R with D:
| Infinitive | Imperative | |
| beber | bebed |
En resumen …
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| tú | bebe | no bebas |
| vosotros | bebed | no bebáis |
Regular -IR verbs
These are a little more complicated, but still mostly based on the present tense.
Tú negative
Take the present tense and change the E at the beginning of the suffix to A.
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| tú abres | no abras |
Tú affirmative
Take the present tense and drop the final S:
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| tú abres | abre |
Vosotros negative
Take the present tense and change Í to ÁI.
| Present tense | Imperative | |
| vosotros abrís | no abráis |
Vosotros affirmative
Take the infinitive and replace the final R with D:
| Infinitive | Imperative | |
| abrir | abrid |
En resumen …
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| tú | abre | no abras |
| vosotros | abrid | no abráis |
Notes
- Affirmative commands follow the same pattern for all three types of regular verbs.
- The imperative endings for -ER and -IR verbs are identical.
- The vast majority of Spanish imperative conjugations are the same as subjunctive conjugations.
Page 1: Imperative conjugations for Uds., nosotros, and Uds.
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- Using the imperative
- Imperative conjugations for Uds., nosotros, and Uds.
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- Negation
- Introduction to verbs
Spanish lesson plans
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