Spanish Commands (Imperative) Practice

Q: How do you form commands in Spanish?

Most command forms come from the present subjunctive: usted (hable), ustedes (hablen), negative tú (no hables) and nosotros (hablemos). The one exception is the affirmative tú, which equals the él/ella present tense: habla, come, abre.

Q: What are the irregular tú commands?

Eight affirmative tú commands are irregular: di (decir), haz (hacer), ve (ir), pon (poner), sal (salir), sé (ser), ten (tener) and ven (venir). Their negative forms, however, are regular subjunctives: no digas, no hagas, no vayas, and so on.

Q: Where do pronouns go with commands?

With affirmative commands, object and reflexive pronouns attach to the end of the verb and often need a written accent: dímelo, siéntate, levántense. With negative commands, the pronouns go before the verb: no me lo digas, no te sientes.

Q: What's the difference between affirmative and negative tú commands?

They look different. The affirmative tú is the present él/ella form (habla, come), while the negative tú is the subjunctive (no hables, no comas). This is the most common command mistake learners make.

Q: How do you say 'let's...' in Spanish?

Use the nosotros command, which is the subjunctive nosotros form: hablemos (let's talk), comamos (let's eat), vamos (let's go). For 'let's go' specifically, vamos is used affirmatively and no vayamos negatively.

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Q: Is there a printable Spanish Commands (Imperative) worksheet?

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Question 1

___ más despacio, por favor. (hablar — tú)

Accepted Answer

Habla. The affirmative tú command equals the él/ella present-tense form: habla. (One of the few command forms not taken from the subjunctive.)

Question 2

___ la verdura, es buena para ti. (comer — tú)

Accepted Answer

Come. Affirmative tú = present él/ella form: come.

Question 3

___ la tarea antes de salir. (hacer — tú)

Accepted Answer

Haz. Hacer has an irregular affirmative tú command: haz. (The eight irregulars: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven.)

Question 4

___ aquí, hay sitio a mi lado. (venir — tú)

Accepted Answer

Ven. Venir has the irregular affirmative tú command ven.

Question 5

___ cuidado al cruzar la calle. (tener — tú)

Accepted Answer

Ten. Tener has the irregular affirmative tú command ten. Tener cuidado = to be careful.

Question 6

No ___ tan rápido, no te entiendo. (hablar — tú)

Accepted Answer

hables. Negative tú commands use the present-subjunctive tú form: no hables. This is different from the affirmative (habla).

Question 7

No ___ eso, no es verdad. (decir — tú)

Accepted Answer

digas. Negative tú of decir uses the subjunctive stem: no digas. (Note the affirmative is the irregular di.)

Question 8

___ por aquí, señora. (pasar — usted)

Accepted Answer

Pase. Usted commands (affirmative and negative) use the present-subjunctive usted form: pase.

Question 9

___ el formulario con bolígrafo azul. (rellenar — usted)

Accepted Answer

Rellene. Usted command = subjunctive usted form: rellene.

Question 10

___ silencio, por favor. (guardar — ustedes)

Accepted Answer

Guarden. Ustedes commands use the subjunctive ustedes form: guarden. (In Latin America this also covers informal plural 'you all'.)

Question 11

___ al médico si te sigue doliendo. (ir — tú)

Accepted Answer

Ve. Ir has the irregular affirmative tú command ve. (Don't confuse it with ve from ver — context decides.)

Question 12

No ___ por esa calle, es peligrosa. (ir — tú)

Accepted Answer

vayas. Negative tú of ir uses the subjunctive: no vayas. Ir is irregular in the subjunctive (vaya stem).

Question 13

El informe es urgente. ___ ahora mismo. (hacerlo — tú)

Accepted Answer

Hazlo. With affirmative commands the pronoun attaches to the end: haz + lo → hazlo. (A short command like haz needs no extra accent here.)

Question 14

Es un secreto. No ___ a nadie. (decirlo — tú)

Accepted Answer

lo digas. With negative commands the pronoun goes before the verb: no lo digas. (Affirmative would be dilo.)

Question 15

Estás cansado. ___ un rato. (sentarse — tú)

Accepted Answer

Siéntate. Reflexive pronoun attaches to an affirmative command: siénta + te → siéntate. Adding the pronoun requires a written accent to keep the stress (sién-ta-te).

Question 16

Es temprano. No ___ todavía. (levantarse — tú)

Accepted Answer

te levantes. With a negative command the reflexive pronoun goes before the verb: no te levantes.

Question 17

Tengo hambre. ___ algo. (comer — nosotros)

Accepted Answer

Comamos. The nosotros command (let's...) uses the subjunctive nosotros form: comamos. (You can also say vamos a comer.)

Question 18

___ la música, está muy alta. (poner — tú) — más bajo

Accepted Answer

Pon. Poner has the irregular affirmative tú command pon.

Question 19

___ bueno y ayuda a tu hermano. (ser — tú)

Accepted Answer

Sé. Ser has the irregular affirmative tú command sé (with an accent).

Question 20

No se ___, el médico llega enseguida. (preocuparse — usted)

Accepted Answer

preocupe. Negative usted command = subjunctive usted form: no se preocupe. The pronoun se goes before the verb in a negative command.

Question 21

Which is the correct affirmative tú command of salir (leave)?

Accepted Answer

sal. Salir is one of the eight irregular affirmative tú commands: sal.

Question 22

Which command is wrong?

Accepted Answer

No haz eso.. Negative commands always use the subjunctive: no hagas, not no haz. (Haz is only for the affirmative.)

Question 23

Choose the correct way to say 'Give it to me' (dar + it + me, tú).

Accepted Answer

Dámelo.. In an affirmative command both object pronouns attach to the verb in the order indirect-direct: da + me + lo → dámelo, with an accent to keep the original stress.

Question 24

Which sentence has a command error?

Accepted Answer

No comes tanto.. A negative tú command needs the subjunctive: no comas, not no comes (which is just the present tense / a statement).

Question 25

___ me qué ha pasado. (decir — tú)

Accepted Answer

Di. Decir has the irregular affirmative tú command di. (The pronoun would attach: dime, though here the blank is just the verb.)

Question 26

No ___ aquí, está prohibido. (fumar — usted)

Accepted Answer

fume. The usted command uses the subjunctive usted form, and negatives keep it: no fume. (No fumes would be the tú form.)

Question 27

Está lloviendo. No ___ ahora, esperemos un poco. (salir — nosotros)

Accepted Answer

salgamos. The negative nosotros command uses the subjunctive nosotros form: no salgamos. Salir keeps its salg- stem.

Question 28

Chicos, ___ pronto que empieza la clase. (venir — vosotros)

Accepted Answer

venid. The affirmative vosotros command replaces the final -r of the infinitive with -d: venir → venid. (Used in Spain for informal plural 'you all'.)

Question 29

Which is the correct usted command of sentarse (sit down)?

Accepted Answer

siéntese. The usted command comes from the subjunctive (siente) and the reflexive pronoun attaches to an affirmative command, adding a written accent: siéntese.

Question 30

Which affirmative vosotros command is wrong?

Accepted Answer

Levantados ya.. With reflexive vosotros commands the final -d is dropped before -os: levantar → levantad → levantaos, not levantados.

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