Imperativo de tú: 8 irregulares clave
Imperativo afirmativo de tú: empareja órdenes con sus formas irregulares.
DannisImperativo afirmativo de tú = give a direct order now. It’s formed like the 3rd person singular of the present tense: habla, come, vive. But there are 8 irregular forms.
Key irregulars (tú): di (decir), haz (hacer), ve (ir), pon (poner).
And also: sal (salir), sé (ser), ten (tener), ven (venir). Memory trick: ven, di, sal, haz, ten, ve, pon, sé.
Pronouns are attached to the end: Dímelo, Hazlo, Siéntate. Add an accent mark if needed: siéntate, dámelo. (In English it feels a bit like turning “do it for me” into one word).
Careful: in the negative it changes: no digas, no hagas… (subjunctive). For B1 level it’s enough to recognize the difference.
Comprehension check:
Completa: ___ la verdad (decir).
Di
Dice
Dime
The correct affirmative tú imperative form of "decir" is "di". "Dice" is the 3rd person singular of the present; "dime" = "di + me" (with a pronoun). You can check it in the list of irregulars (di, haz, ve...).
Remember the 8 forms: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven.
¿Cuál NO es un imperativo irregular de tú?
ve
pon
vive
sé
"vive" is regular (from "vivir", formed like the 3rd person singular of the present). The irregulars are: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven.
Regulars: habla/come/vive. There are only 8 fixed irregular forms.
¿Dónde van los pronombres en el imperativo afirmativo?
Antes del verbo: me di
Pegados al final: dímelo
Separados con preposición
In the affirmative imperative, pronouns are attached to the verb: dímelo, hazlo, siéntate. Sometimes an accent mark is added.
Think of the example: "Dímelo" (di + me + lo).
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