8F La gramática: El imperativo 1

F. La gramática: El imperativo 1

In the previous exercise you most likely used the imperative to say ‘call my parents’. The imperative is a mood that is used to give an order or command, for example: llama a mis padres, abre la ventana, cerrad los libros.

The imperative – informal

To form the informal imperative (speaking to one person or more than one person), follow these guidelines: tú (addressing one person) Remove the -s from the tú form of the verb: Llamar – llama Comer – come Abrir – abre

vosotros (addressing more than one person) Remove the -r from the end of the infinitive and add -d: Llamar – llamad Comer – comed Abrir – abrid

Ejemplo:

Llámame.*....................................................Call me. (to one person)

Llamadme. ...................................................Call me. (to more than one person)

Come la pizza...............................................Eat the pizza. (to one person)

Comed la pizza. ...........................................Eat the pizza. (to more than one person)

Abre la ventana. ..........................................Open the window. (to one person)

Abrid la ventana..........................................Open the window. (to more than one person)

Levántate.*...................................................Get out of bed/get up. (to one person)

Levantaos.** ................................................Get out of bed/get up. (to more than one person) *Pronouns (such as me, te and os) are attached to the end of the affirmative imperative. **Note that reflexive verbs do not add the ‘d’ at the end of the vosotros form.

F.1 Convierte los verbos en imperativo con tú y después en imperativo con vosotros. TÚ VOSOTROS

1. Hablar con el director. Habla con el director. Hablad con el director.

2. Beber agua. 3. Tocar la guitarra. 4. Escribir un correo. 5. Bajar la calle. 6. Comer la fruta. 7. Abrir las puertas. 8. Llamar a su prima. 9. Coger la primera calle. 10. Subir las escaleras. 11. Sentarse. 12. Acostarse.