Español II-V
El imperativo
¿Cómo se forma el imperativo? (los mandatos or commands)
Tipo del mandato
Tú
(informal)
+
Tú form – “s”
i.e. Hablas  Habla
Comes  Come
Irregs: Silly Sally Put Hot
Tamales In Victor’s Dessert.
(See study sheet on my web
page for irregular informal
commands.)
Ud.
(formal)
Nosotros
Start with “yo”, drop the “o” and
use the opposite vowel ending.
i.e. Hablo  Habl  Hable
Como  Com  Coma
Vamos a + infinitive
Or
Add –mos to the Ud. command
form
No + Tú form with opposite
vowel
(as  es and
es  as)
i.e. No hables
No comas
Irregs: No + Start with “yo”,
drop the “o” and put “as” on
the end.
(See the mentioned study
sheet.)
Put “No” in front of the Ud.
imperative (command) form.
i.e. No hable
No coma
No + nosotros command form
**Must use the present
subjunctive form in the
negative imperative

i.e. No miremos
No escribamos
Vosotros
(informal, plural)
i.e. Mire  Miremos
Escriba  Escribamos
Infinitive – “r” and add “d”
instead.
Uds.
(formal, plural)
i.e. Hablad
Comed
Escribid
Start with “yo”, drop the “o” and
use the opposite vowel ending.
i.e. No habléis
No comáis
No escribáis
No + Uds. imperative form
i.e. Hablen
Coman
i.e. No hablen
No coman
No + present subjunctive
vosotros form of verb