Imperative mood in Spanish
The imperative mood (imperativo) is used to give commands or orders, instructions and give advice.

- Giving orders: “Roberto, pon la mesa, por favor”.
- Giving instructions: “Primero introduzca la moneda, después marque el número”.
- Offering: “Coge más tarta”.
- Giving advise: “Si bebes, no conduzcas”.
Forms of the imperative mood
Regular verbs
| HABLAR | CORRER | VIVIR | |
| (tú) | Habla | Corre | Vive |
| (vosotros) | Hablad | Corred | Vivid |
| (usted) | Hable | Corra | Viva |
| (ustedes) | Hablen | Corran | Vivan |
Irregular verbs
A) Verbs with la same irregularity that the Present of Indicative:
| CERRAR | CONTAR | REPETIR | CONDUCIR | CONSTRUIR | CONSEGUIR | |
| (tú) | Cierra | Cuenta | Repite | Conduce | Construye | Consigue |
| (vosotros) | Cerrad | Contad | Repetid | Conduzca | Construya | Consiga |
| (usted) | Cierre | Cuente | Repita | Conducid | Construid | Conseguid |
| (ustedes) | Cierren | Cuenten | Repitan | Conduzcan | Construyan | Consigan |
B) Totally irregular verbs:
| DECIR | HACER | IRSE | PONER | SALIR | SER | TENER | VENIR | OÍR | SABER | |
| (tú) | Di | Haz | Vete | Pon | Sal | Sé | Ten | Ven | Oye | Sabe |
| (vosotros) | Decid | Haced | Idos | Poned | Salid | Sed | Tened | Venid | Oíd | Sabed |
| (usted) | Diga | Haga | Váyase | Ponga | Salga | Sea | Tenga | Venga | Oiga | Sepa |
| (ustedes) | Digan | Hagan | Váyanse | Pongan | Salgan | Sean | Tengan | Vengan | Oigan | Sepan |
In this video, the great chef nando and our head of studies, Jenny, are going to teach you more about the imperative mood.
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