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Spanish/Tenses/Imperative/Affirmative
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Regular Affirmative Spanish Commands
Spanish commands can vary based on if they are singular or plural and their formality.
Tú Commands
An affirmative tú command is the same as the Present Third Person Singular (Él, Ella, Usted) conjugation in present tense.
For Example:
Ar ER Ir Stem + a Stem + e Stem + eHablaSpeakComeEatEscribeWrite
Usted Commands
Ar
An Ar usted command is formed by dropping the "o" from the Present First Person Singular conjugation (the yo form) and then adding an "e".
For Example:
Hablar - To speak Comprar - To buy Yo Form Command Yo Form Command Hablo Hable Compro Compre
Er and Ir
An Er/Ir usted command is formed by dropping the "o" from the Present First Person Singular conjugation (the yo form) and then adding an "a".
For example:
Beber - To drink Vivir - To live Yo Form Command Yo Form Command Bebo Beba Vivo Viva
Ustedes Commands
An ustedes command is formed by adding an "n" to the end of an usted command.
For example:
Hablar - To speak Compartir - To share Ud. Command Uds. Command Ud. Command Uds. Command Hable Hablen Comparta Compartan