The imperative is used to give, offer, ask, advise, order, beg and demand. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n
Ask<\/strong>: Pr\u00e9stame tu libro, solo por un ratito, \u00bfs\u00ed?<\/em> (Lend me your book, just for a while, will you?) Let’s review the basic imperative forms with the verb hablar<\/em> (to speak), comer<\/em> (to eat) and abrir<\/em> (to open).<\/p>\n T\u00fa<\/strong> Usted<\/strong> Nosotros<\/strong> Vosotros<\/strong> Ustedes<\/strong> There are also a few irregular verbs in the t\u00fa person worth remembering:<\/p>\n poner (to put) – pon – Sometimes the imperative form comes with an object pronoun. They go after the verb and they’re written as only one word: \u00a1Ay\u00fadenme<\/strong>!<\/em> (Help me! – plural you)<\/p>\n – With reflexive verbs in the 2nd person plural (vosotros) the D is removed: Callad + os<\/em> = Callaos<\/em>. (Shut up!)<\/p>\n – When a verb has two objects, the first one is the indirect object and the second one is the direct object: Por favor, trae la chaqueta y p\u00f3nmela<\/strong>. (me = on me, la = the jacket)<\/em><\/p>\n – It is very common in Spanish to repeat the indirect object:<\/p>\n Se\u00f1ora, \u00bfles doy el postre a las visitas? -S\u00ed, d\u00e1selo<\/strong>, por favor. (se = to the guests, lo = the dessert)<\/em> – A verb that doesn’t have a tilde<\/em>\u00a0can have it, when accompanied by a personal pronoun, if the general rules require it:<\/p>\n Compra el libro. C\u00f3mpralo.<\/em> The imperative is used to give, offer, ask, advise, order, beg and demand. Here are some examples: Ask: Pr\u00e9stame tu libro, solo por un ratito, \u00bfs\u00ed? (Lend me your book, just for a while, will you?) Order: Salgan de ah\u00ed que es muy muy peligroso. (Get out of there because it’s too dangerous.) Offer: Coma…<\/p>\n
\nOrder<\/strong>: Salgan de ah\u00ed que es muy muy peligroso.<\/em> (Get out of there because it’s too dangerous.)
\nOffer<\/strong>: Coma algunas aceitunas, pues est\u00e1n deliciosas.<\/em> (Eat some olives, because they’re delicious.)
\nAdvise<\/strong>: No te preocupes, que todo se arreglar\u00e1.<\/em> (Don’t worry, things will work themselves out fine.)
\nBeg<\/strong>: \u00a1Ay, mam\u00e1! Por favor, d\u00e9janos ir al baile.<\/em> (Come on, Mom! Please, let us go to the dance.)
\nDemand<\/strong>: Qu\u00e9dese en silencio o deber\u00e1 retirarse.<\/em> (Be quiet or you will have to leave.)<\/p>\n
\nhabla – no hables
\ncome – no comas
\nabre – no abras<\/p>\n
\nhable – no hable
\ncoma – no coma
\nabra – no abra<\/p>\n
\nhablemos – no hablemos
\ncomamos – no comamos
\nabramos – no abramos<\/p>\n
\nhablad – no habl\u00e9is
\ncomed – no com\u00e1is
\nabrid – no abr\u00e1is<\/p>\n
\nhablen – no hablen
\ncoman – no coman
\nabran – no abran<\/p>\n
\nvenir (to come) – ven
\ntener (to have) – ten
\nsalir (to leave) – sal
\ndecir (to say) – di
\nhacer (to do) – haz
\nir (to go) – ve
\nser (to be) – s\u00e9<\/p>\n
\n \u00bfPuedo mostrarles la casa a mis amigos? -Claro, mu\u00e9strasela<\/strong>. (se = to my friends, la = the house)<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Da el libro a tu hermano. D\u00e1selo.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"