El imperativo Is a command – e.g. escuchad! (listen!)
Is used for commands, and imperative ideas.
Formation Depends on who you are speaking to, if you are speaking to “usted”, use the
subjunctive, eg. Escuche, por favor.
If you are speaking to one person in the “tu” form, you take the normal “tu” form, taking off the ‘s’ – e,g. hablas -> habla
Formation If you are speaking to more than one person – use the “vosotros” form. To
form it, you take off the ‘r’ from the infinitive and add a ‘d’ – escuchar-> escucha -> escuchad
If you are using a negative command, you put it into the subjunctive – no hables!
Formation Reflexives – if using a reflexive verb, you tack it on to the end of the ‘tu’
form – levantate
Reflexives – for the vosotros form, take off the ‘d’ and add ‘os’ – levantaos, or ‘nos’ - vamonos
Irregulars - tu
Escribid
escribe 5 politicas usando el imperativo para que el gobierno integre nuevos inmigrantes latinoamericanos en el pais.
Rules for integration Offer fair working rights – ofrece derechos laborales justos / iguales
Put on language classes – pon clases de lengua
Change the perception of immigrants – cambia la percepción de inmigrantes
Teach the natives and immigrants about both cultures – enseña a los nativos y inmigrantes de ambas culturas
Encourage multicultural communities – fomenta / anima las comunidades multiculturales.
Is a command – e.g. escuchad! (listen!)Is used for commands, and imperative ideas.
IRREGULARS (TU FORM)-------------------------------------
FORMATION:
Depends on who you are speaking to, if you are speaking to “usted”, use the subjunctive, eg. Escuche, por favor.
If you are speaking to one person in the “tu” form, you take the normal “tu” form, taking off the ‘s’ – e,g. hablas -> habla
If you are speaking to more than one person – use the “vosotros” form. To form it, you take off the ‘r’ from the infinitive and add a ‘d’ – escuchar-> escucha -> escuchad
If you are using a negative command, you put it into the subjunctive – no hables!
Reflexives – if using a reflexive verb, you tack it on to the end of the ‘tu’ form – levantate
Reflexives – for the vosotros form, take off the ‘d’ and add ‘os’ – levantaos, or ‘nos’ - vamonos
IMPERATIVE