Commands

Overview

positive negative
tú 3rd pers. sing. present indicative
baila, come
Irregulars
ven, di		 Subjunctive
no bailes, no comas
no vengas, no digas
usted Subjunctive
baile, coma		 Subjunctive
no baile, no coma
nosotros Subjunctive
bailemos, comamos
Vamos a + infinitive
vamos a bailar		 Subjunctive
no bailemos, no comamos
vosotros Final R of infinitive to D
bailad, comed		 Subjunctive
no bailéis, no comáis
ustedes Subjunctive
bailen, coman		 Subjunctive
no bailen, no coman

1. Usually no subject with commands. Subject can be added after command for emphasis.

e.g. Baile.
e.g. Baile usted.

2. If command is affirmative, add pronoun to end. Add accent if emphasis goes beyond second-to-last syllable. If there are two pronouns, direct object pronouns goes second.

e.g. Manda la carta. –> Mándala.
e.g. Mándame la carta. –> Mándamela.

3. If command is negative, pronoun goes before. If there are two pronouns, direct object pronouns goes second.

e.g. No mandes la carta. –> No la mandes.
e.g. No me mandes la carta. –> No me la mandes.

4. If you add a reflexive pronoun to a nosotros or vosotros command, drop final S or D.

e.g. Vamos. –> Vámonos.
e.g. Ayudad. –> Ayudaos.

Tutorial: Imperative (Commands)

Practice Quiz: tú commands

Imperative, tú

Form the tú command for the given verb.

Practice Quiz: usted commands

Imperative, usted

Form the usted imperative for the given verb.

Practice Quiz: nosotros commands

Imperative, nosotros

Form the nosotros command for the given verb.

Practice Quiz: vosotros commands

Imperative, vosotros

Form the vosotros command for the given verb.

Practice Quiz: ustedes commands

Imperative, ustedes

Form the ustedes command for the given verb.

Tutorial: Imperative, Where to Put Object and Reflexive Pronouns

Practice Quiz: Commands with Pronouns

Commands with Pronouns

Translate the sentence to Spanish or rewrite the command by changing all objects to object pronouns.