The imperative is used to give commands, and so is always in a form of you (unless used to mean Let’s …).
For an affirmative command to someone addressed as tú, the present indicative tense is used, but the –s is dropped:
For an affirmative command to those addressed as vosotros or vosotras, the final –r of the infinitive is replaced with –d:
For negative tú and vosotros commands, the subjunctive is used, as follows:
Write the affirmative imperative form of each verb that corresponds to the subject indicated:
Write the negative imperative form of each verb that corresponds to the subject indicated:
For both affirmative and negative commands to those addressed as Ud., Uds., and nosotros, the subjunctive is used:
Write the imperative form of each verb that corresponds to the subject indicated:
An alternative to the affirmative imperative forms for nosotros/as is the following:
There is no equivalent to this for negative commands.
A. Write the command forms as indicated.
1. Llevar (tú) _________________________
2. Correr (vosotros) _________________________
3. No comer (Uds.) _________________________
4. Trabajar (nosotras) _________________________
5. No abrir (tú) _________________________
6. No temer (Uds.) _________________________
7. Comprar (Ud.) _________________________
8. No preparar (tú) _________________________
9. Viajar (tú) _________________________
10. Vender (nosotros) _________________________
11. No asistir (vosotras) _________________________
12. Asistir (nosotros) _________________________
13. Escuchar (Uds.) _________________________
14. Cocinar (tú) _________________________
15. No enseñar (Ud.) _________________________
16. No contestar (tú) _________________________
17. Echar (vosotros) _________________________
18. Subir (Uds.) _________________________
B. Write the following commands in the forms indicated:
1. Don’t sell! (tú) _________________________
2. Eat! (vosotros) _________________________
3. Don’t drink! (Uds.) _________________________
4. Write! (tú) _________________________
5. Don’t buy! (vosotros) _________________________
6. Let’s buy! (nosotras) _________________________
7. Let’s not study! (nosotros) _________________________
8. Run! (Uds.) _________________________
9. Answer! (tú) _________________________
10. Call! (Ud.) _________________________
11. Understand! (vosotros) _________________________
12. Attend! (Uds.) _________________________
13. Let’s ask! (nosotras) _________________________
14. Teach! (tú) _________________________
15. Don’t open! (tú) _________________________
16. Travel! (vosotros) _________________________
17. Reply! (Uds.) _________________________
18. Go up! (Ud.) _________________________
