Imperative Grammar
The imperative in Spanish is named like that because is used to give orders, but also it is used to give advice, instructions, suggestions, etc. Before we can use the imperative in Spanish, we need to learn the grammar.
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We compare it with the present tense. On tu we drop the “s”, and the rest changes either a to “e”, or “i” to “a”
| Persona en las que usamos el imperative- Person that uses imperative | AR | ER | IR | |||
| Presente simple | Imperativo | Presente simple | Imperativo | Presente simple | Imperativo | |
| Tu | Piensas | Piensa | Comes | Come | Partes | Parte |
| usted | Piensa | Piense | Come | Coma | Parte | Parta |
| ustedes | Piensan | piensen | Comen | Coman | Parten | Partan |
| Nosotros | pensamos | pensemos | Comemos | Comamos | partimos | Partamos |
Now let’s see the completely irregular verbs
| Persona | Dormir | Mentir | Sentir | |||
| Presente | Imperativo | Presente | Imperativo | Presente | Imperativo | |
| Tu | Duermes | Duerme | Mientes | Miente | Sientes | Siente |
| Usted | Duerme | Duerma | Miente | Mienta | Siente | Sienta |
| Nosotros | Dormimos | Durmamos | Mentimos | Mintamos | Sentimos | Sintamos |
| Ustedes | Duermen | Duerman | Mienten | Mientan | Sienten | Sientan |
| Cambia raíz o – ue
Stem changes o – ue |
Cambia raíz e– ie
Stem changes e – ie |
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| Persona | Mostrar | Sentir | ||
| Presente | Imperativo | Presente | Imperativo | |
| Tu | Muestras | Muestra | Sientes | Siente |
| Usted | Muestra | Muestre | Siente | Sienta |
| Nosotros | Mostramos | Mostremos | Sentimos | Sintamos |
| Ustedes | Muestran | Muestren | Sienten | Sientan |
Here is the Video explanation of everything.
Here is also the notes for the Video Explanation