Example
¡Habla más despacio, por favor!
Speak more slowly, please!
Note
Affirmative tú imperative = 3rd person singular present (él/ella form).
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Give orders, instructions, and requests using the imperative. Includes tú, usted, and negative forms. Use this page to study the core Spanish words, English meanings, part-of-speech labels, and example sentences for this topic.
Review each word with examples and usage notes where available.
¡Habla más despacio, por favor!
Speak more slowly, please!
Affirmative tú imperative = 3rd person singular present (él/ella form).
¡Come la sopa antes de que se enfríe!
Eat the soup before it gets cold!
¡Escribe tu nombre aquí!
Write your name here!
¡Ven aquí ahora mismo!
Come here right now!
Irregular tú imperatives: ven, ten, pon, sal, haz, di, ve, sé.
¡Ten cuidado con el perro!
Be careful with the dog! (lit. Have care)
¡Pon la mesa, por favor!
Set the table, please!
¡Sal de aquí inmediatamente!
Get out of here immediately!
¡Haz los deberes antes de jugar!
Do your homework before playing!
¡Di la verdad!
Tell the truth!
¡Hable con el director, por favor!
Please speak with the director!
Usted imperatives use the present subjunctive form (yo → drop o → add opposite vowel).
¡Venga conmigo, por favor!
Come with me, please!
Also used colloquially in Spain to mean "come on!" or "okay, let's go!".
¡No hagas eso!
Don't do that!
Negative tú imperative uses present subjunctive: no hables, no comas, no escribas.
¡No digas mentiras!
Don't tell lies!
¡Escucha bien lo que te digo!
Listen carefully to what I tell you!
¡Mira qué bonito es el paisaje!
Look how beautiful the landscape is!
¡Cuidado con el escalón!
Watch out for the step!
"¡Cuidado!" is not a verb form — it's a noun used as a warning expression.