En el coche: imperativos con pronombres (tú/vosotros)

Imperatives with pronouns (tú/vosotros) used in-car; choose the correct form and placement.
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Tú: ¿Cuál es la orden correcta para el cinturón?
Tú: ¿Cuál es la orden correcta para el cinturón?
Choose the correct form (tú).
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Tip: imperative + te = one word (ponte).
Choose the correct form (tú).
In affirmative imperatives, the pronoun goes after the verb and is written together with it: pon + te → ponte. No accent mark is needed. "poner" in the tú imperative = pon. See the rules for attaching pronouns in the affirmative imperative and the list of irregular tú forms (poner → pon).
Remember the rule: with "os" the letter -d disappears → poneos.
Complete with the correct form (vosotros).
For vosotros, the affirmative imperative ends in -d (poned). With the reflexive pronoun "os", the final -d is dropped: poned + os → poneos. Compare: "sentaos".
If the action is not directed at yourself, you don’t need "te".
The action is not directed at yourself, so there is no "te": mira. The tú imperative form is the same as the 3rd person singular of the present tense: mirar → mira.
Negative: no + te lo + quites.
Complete with the correct form (negative, tú).
In negative imperatives, pronouns go BEFORE the verb: No te lo quites. Order of pronouns: indirect object (OI) + direct object (OD) → te + lo. The verb form itself comes from the subjunctive (quitar → no te lo quites), but at A2 level it’s enough to remember the pattern: no + [pronouns] + verb. See the rules on pronoun position, the OI + OD order, and the note that negative imperatives use subjunctive forms.
Imperative + pronoun often needs an accent mark (abróchate).
Affirmative imperative + "te" is written as one word: abrocha + te → abróchate. We add an accent mark to keep the original stress (compare: "Siéntate", "Dámelo").
tú: apaga; vosotros: apagad.
"Apagar" is not reflexive, so there is no "te": apaga. For vosotros it would be "apagad" (infinitive -r → -d).

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