Used to give direct commands and instructions. '¡Habla más despacio!' — Speak more slowly! The yo form does not exist in the imperative.
Practice this tense →Tú form = the él/ella present indicative for regular verbs. Vosotros = infinitive minus -r plus -d. Usted/ellos use the present subjunctive forms. Key irregulars for tú: sé (ser), ve (ir), ten (tener), haz (hacer), di (decir), pon (poner), sal (salir), ven (venir). Negatives use the subjunctive: ¡No hables!, ¡No vayas!
hablar · comer · vivir as models
| — | — |
| tú | habla |
| usted | hable |
| nosotros | hablemos |
| vosotros | hablad |
| ustedes | hablen |
| — | — |
| tú | come |
| usted | coma |
| nosotros | comamos |
| vosotros | comed |
| ustedes | coman |
| — | — |
| tú | vive |
| usted | viva |
| nosotros | vivamos |
| vosotros | vivid |
| ustedes | vivan |
Must be memorised — appear in every GCSE and A-Level exam
| — | — |
| tú | sé |
| usted | sea |
| nosotros | seamos |
| vosotros | sed |
| ustedes | sean |
| — | — |
| tú | ve |
| usted | vaya |
| nosotros | vayamos |
| vosotros | id |
| ustedes | vayan |
| — | — |
| tú | ten |
| usted | tenga |
| nosotros | tengamos |
| vosotros | tened |
| ustedes | tengan |
| — | — |
| tú | haz |
| usted | haga |
| nosotros | hagamos |
| vosotros | haced |
| ustedes | hagan |
| — | — |
| tú | puede |
| usted | pueda |
| nosotros | podamos |
| vosotros | poded |
| ustedes | puedan |
| — | — |
| tú | está |
| usted | esté |
| nosotros | estemos |
| vosotros | estad |
| ustedes | estén |
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Used to give direct commands and instructions. '¡Habla más despacio!' — Speak more slowly! The yo form does not exist in the imperative.
Regular -AR verbs use endings: —, -a, -e (subj.), -emos (subj.), -ad, -en (subj.). -ER: —, -e, -a (subj.), -amos (subj.), -ed, -an (subj.).
Common irregulars: ser, ir, tener, hacer, poder, estar. Each must be memorised.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.