Imperative

Question 1

How to conjugate regular imperative in TU form

Answer 1

Take the present tense form of ‘tu’ and remove the ‘s’

• AR - cerrar - cierras - cierra
• ER - volver - vuelves - vuelve
• IR - abrir - abres - abre

Question 2

Irregulars in TU form

Answer 2

hacer - haz
tener - ten
decir - di
salir - sal
poner - pon
ser - sé
venir - ven
ir - ve

Question 3

how to conjugate regular imperative in VOSOTROS form

Answer 3

take the infinitive form, remove the ‘r’ and add ‘d’
-AR - cerrar - cerrad
-ER - volver - volved
-IR - abrir - abrid
(there are no irregulars in vosotros form!)

Question 4

How to conjugate the negative imperative in TU and VOSOTROS form

Answer 4

It uses the SUBJUNCTIVE present tense form of ‘tu’ and ‘vosotros’
eg. no comas algo
no habléis sobre de mi