Spanish conjugation explanation
Vosotros imperative
<p>The <strong>vosotros</strong> form of the
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/22/" target="_blank">Imperative</a>
is used primarily in Spain to give affirmative commands to a group of people you address informally (plural "you").</p><p>This conjugation is one of the simplest in Spanish because there are <strong>no irregular verbs</strong> in the non-reflexive form. To form it, simply replace the <strong>-r</strong> at the end of the infinitive with a <strong>-d</strong>.</p>
<p style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">Infinitive - r + d = Vosotros Imperative</p>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Examples</div>
<ul>
<li>
<div><strong>-ar verbs:</strong>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/pensar/" title="Click to see conjugations for pensar" target="_blank">hablar</a>
→ <span class="green_emphasis">hablad</span></div><div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">¡<span class="green_emphasis">Hablad</span> más despacio, por favor! (<span style="font-style: italic;">Speak more slowly, please!</span>)</div>
</li>
<li>
<div><strong>-er verbs:</strong>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/comer/" title="Click to see conjugations for comer" target="_blank">comer</a>
→ <span class="green_emphasis">comed</span></div><div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">¡Niños, <span class="green_emphasis">comed</span> las verduras! (<span style="font-style: italic;">Kids, eat your vegetables!</span>)</div>
</li>
<li>
<div><strong>-ir verbs:</strong>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/escribir/" title="Click to see conjugations for escribir" target="_blank">escribir</a>
→ <span class="green_emphasis">escribid</span></div><div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence"><span class="green_emphasis">Escribid</span> vuestro nombre aquí. (<span style="font-style: italic;">Write your name here.</span>)</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">No Exceptions</div>
<p>Unlike other imperative forms (such as <span style="font-style: italic;">tú</span> or <span style="font-style: italic;">usted</span>), the <span style="font-style: italic;">vosotros</span> imperative has <strong>no irregular forms</strong>. This applies even to verbs that are irregular in almost every other tense, such as
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/ser/" title="Click to see conjugations for ser" target="_blank">ser</a>
,<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/ir/" title="Click to see conjugations for ir" target="_blank">ir</a>
, or<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/tener/" title="Click to see conjugations for tener" target="_blank">tener</a>
.</p><ul>
<li>
<div>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/ser/" title="Click to see conjugations for ser" target="_blank">ser</a>
(<span style="font-style: italic;">to be</span>) → <span class="green_emphasis">sed</span></div></li>
<li>
<div>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/ir/" title="Click to see conjugations for ir" target="_blank">ir</a>
(<span style="font-style: italic;">to go</span>) → <span class="green_emphasis">id</span></div></li>
<li>
<div>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/tener/" title="Click to see conjugations for tener" target="_blank">tener</a>
(<span style="font-style: italic;">to have</span>) → <span class="green_emphasis">tened</span></div></li>
<li>
<div>
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/hacer/" title="Click to see conjugations for hacer" target="_blank">hacer</a>
(<span style="font-style: italic;">to do/make</span>) → <span class="green_emphasis">haced</span></div></li>
</ul>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">¡<span class="green_emphasis">Sed</span> amables con vuestros vecinos! (<span style="font-style: italic;">Be nice to your neighbors!</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Reflexive Verbs</div>
<p>For reflexive verbs, the rule changes slightly: the final <strong>-d</strong> is usually dropped before adding the pronoun <strong style="font-style: italic;">os</strong>. For a full explanation of this change and its only exception, see the guide on the
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/conjugationExplanation/spanish_vosotros_reflexive_imperative/" target="_blank">reflexive vosotros imperative</a>
.</p><div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Negative Commands</div>
<p>Remember that this rule only applies to <strong>affirmative</strong> commands. Negative commands ("Don't do that") in Spanish always use the subjunctive mood. See:
<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/conjugationExplanation/spanish_imperative_affirmative_vs_negative/" target="_blank">affirmative vs. negative commands</a>
.</p><div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Affirmative: ¡<span class="green_emphasis">Comed</span> esto! (<span style="font-style: italic;">Eat this!</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Negative: ¡No <span class="brown_emphasis">comáis</span> esto! (<span style="font-style: italic;">Don't eat this!</span>)</div>