Spanish/Tenses/Imperative/Affirmative

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 + e
Habla	Speak	Come	Eat	Escribe	Write

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