Conjugaciones del imperativo
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The Spanish imperative exists for 5 different grammatical people: tú, Ud., nosotros, vosotros, and Uds. This page explains the imperative conjugations for Ud., nosotros, and Uds., which are the same for both affirmative and negative commands.
Regular -AR verbs
The imperative for all commands for Ud., nosotros, and Uds. are formed by taking the present tense of the verb and changing the A at the beginning of the suffix to E.
| Present tense | Imperative | ||
| affirmative | negative | ||
| Ud. estudia | estudie | no estudie | |
| nosotros estudiamos | estudiemos | no estudiemos | |
| Uds. estudian | estudien | no estudien | |
Regular -ER verbs
For all Ud., nosotros, and Uds. commands, change the E at the beginning of the suffix to A.
| Present tense | Imperative | ||
| affirmative | negative | ||
| Ud. bebe | beba | no beba | |
| nosotros bebemos | bebamos | no bebamos | |
| Uds. beben | beban | no beban | |
Regular -IR verbs
Change the vowel at the beginning of the suffix to A:
1) For Ud. and Uds., change E to A.
| Present tense | Imperative | ||
| affirmative | negative | ||
| Ud. abre | abra | no abra | |
| Uds. abren | abran | no abran | |
2) For nosotros: change I to A.
| nosotros abrimos | abramos | no abramos |
En resumen …
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Uds. | abra | no abra |
| nosotros | abramos | no abramos |
| Uds. | abran | no abran |
Notes
- The imperative endings for -ER and -IR verbs are identical.
- The vast majority of Spanish imperative conjugations are the same as subjunctive conjugations.
Page 2: Imperative conjugations for tú and vosotros
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Related lessons
- Using the imperative
- Imperative conjugations for tú and vosotros
- Imperative with object pronouns
- Imperative lessons – PwLS super list
- Indirect commands
- Negation
- Introduction to verbs
Spanish lesson plans
- Commands (Project, 6th-12th grade)
- Imperative Mood (Lesson, 6th-12th grade)
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