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Lesson 36: Imperative Irregulars

lesson on Spanish imperative irregulars

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Irregulars in the Affirmative Imperative

Congrats, VerbMasters. You’ve taken on most of the imperative so far! We just want to make note here that there are a few irregular verbs yet to learn. But there is good news! They are only irregular in the form of the affirmative imperative. Everywhere else, they play by the rules you’ve already learned! In this section you will practice both their irregular and regular forms.

The following verbs are irregular in the form of the affirmative imperative. We've placed it alongside the form of the negative imperative which shows the present subjunctive stem so you can create every other conjugated form using what you learned in the last lesson.

table of irregular tú forms in the Spanish affirmative imperative

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Using Irregulars in the Affirmative Imperative

Below are some examples of how to use these irregular affirmative imperative forms in the real world:

hacer affirmative imperative example sentence
Haz la tarea ahora.
Do your homework now.
tener affirmative imperative example sentence
Ten cuidado en los senderos–puede ser peligroso en el bosque.
Be careful [~have care] on the trails–it can be dangerous in the woods.
hablar affirmative imperative example sentence
Di la verdad.
Tell the truth.