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imperative
SentenceCommands. Affirmative tú commands use the él/ella present form: habla, come, escribe. Eight common verbs are irregular: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven. Negative tú commands switch to the present subjunctive: no hables, no comas. Usted/ustedes commands use the subjunctive in both directions: hable, no hable. Object and reflexive pronouns attach to the end of affirmative commands (dímelo, levántate) but go before negative ones (no me lo digas, no te levantes).
Examples
¡___ la verdad! (tú, decir)
→ Di
Decir has the irregular tú command di.
No ___ tan rápido. (tú, hablar)
→ hables
Negative tú commands use the present subjunctive: no hables.
___ aquí, por favor. (usted, venir)
→ Venga
Usted commands use the subjunctive form: venga.
¡Levánta___ ya!
→ te
Pronouns attach to the end of affirmative commands: levántate.
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