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
| yo | — |
| tú | habla |
| él | hable |
| nos | hablemos |
| vos | hablad |
| ellos | hablen |
| yo | — |
| tú | come |
| él | coma |
| nos | comamos |
| vos | comed |
| ellos | coman |
| yo | — |
| tú | vive |
| él | viva |
| nos | vivamos |
| vos | vivid |
| ellos | vivan |
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| yo | — |
| tú | sé |
| él | sea |
| nos | seamos |
| vos | sed |
| ellos | sean |
| yo | — |
| tú | ve |
| él | vaya |
| nos | vayamos |
| vos | id |
| ellos | vayan |
| yo | — |
| tú | ten |
| él | tenga |
| nos | tengamos |
| vos | tened |
| ellos | tengan |
| yo | — |
| tú | haz |
| él | haga |
| nos | hagamos |
| vos | haced |
| ellos | hagan |
| yo | — |
| tú | puede |
| él | pueda |
| nos | podamos |
| vos | poded |
| ellos | puedan |
| yo | — |
| tú | está |
| él | esté |
| nos | estemos |
| vos | estad |
| ellos | 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.