Spanish Affirmative Imperative: Conjugation Trainer

The affirmative imperative is used to give orders, commands and instructions directly.

  • Orders: ¡Cierra la puerta! (Close the door!)
  • Commands: ¡Ven aquí! (Come here!)
  • Instructions: Tomad asiento (Take a seat)

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Affirmative imperative forms

Five forms: , vosotros, nosotros, usted and ustedes.

General rule

  • : same as 3rd person present (habla, come, vive)
  • vosotros: infinitive minus -r + -d (hablad, comed, vivid)
  • nosotros: 1st person present subjunctive (hablemos, comamos, vivamos)
  • usted: 3rd person present subjunctive (hable, coma, viva)
  • ustedes: 3rd person plural subjunctive (hablen, coman, vivan)

Irregular verbs in tú

Eight verbs have special forms:

Infinitive tú (imperative)
ser
irve
hacerhaz
decirdi
ponerpon
salirsal
venirven
tenerten

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