The Conjugation of the Day (2010-04-05)

Question

The Conjugation of the Day ..... Imperative Mood

Note: The imperative mood expresses direct commands, requests, and prohibitions. In many circumstances, using the imperative mood may sound blunt or even rude, so it is often used with care

These are the rules:

• Everyday, participants will be asked to write a complete conjugation (all pronouns) for the mood and tense specified.
• You must write your conjugations in both Spanish and English.
• You can use any verb, but you must keep mood and tense
• Finally you must write a sentence in English and Spanish with the verb chosen for any pronoun.
• You can post as many answers as you like.

Everyday the most voted conjugation (or more elaborated) will receive the prize to the best answer.

Please, do not forget to be generous with your voting...Thanks

are we also supposed to include the opposite of the command, like don't smoke (no fumen?) - a_butter, ABR 21, 2010

There is no restriction. You can answer with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form... - Carlos-F, ABR 21, 2010

Answer 1

Pronoun	English	Spanish
I / Yo	---	---
You / Tú	bring	trae
He-She / Él-Ella	bring	traiga
We / Nosotros	let´s bring	traigamos
You / Vosotros	bring	traed
They / Ellos	bring	traigan

Tengo sed. ¡(Ud.)Traiga las cervezas!

I am thirsty. Bring the beers!

Excelente..In Spanish is more polite to use "Traiga (usted)" than "Trae (tú)".... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Also in English the "We form" has a proper form, i.e.: Let's bring.... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Good point. All of these little things we never think about! - 008f2974, ABR 5, 2010

Answer 2

Verb: Callar / To be quiet

Pronoun	To be quiet	Callar
I / Yo	---	---
You / Tú	be quiet / you be quiet	calla
He-She / Él-Ella / Usted	be quiet	calle
We / Nosotros	let us be quiet	callemos
You / Vosotros	be quiet	callad
They / Ellos / Ustedes	be quiet	callen

¡Callad (vosotros), por favor!

Be quiet, please!

In order to have a similar output than shown, you can copy and paste the following code (in blue color) replacing ..english.. and ..spanish.. with the proper verb conjugation. Important: DO not edit this post, just copy directly from the screen the mentioned code

<table border=3 bordercolor=blue>

<tr>

<td><b>Pronoun</b></td><td><b> English Verb</b></td>

<td><b> Spanish Verb</b></td></tr>

<tr>

<td>I / Yo</td><td> ..---.. </td>

<td> ..---.. </td></tr>

<tr>

<td>You / Tú</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>He-She / Él-Ella / <b>Usted</b></td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>We / Nosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>You / Vosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>They / Ellos / <b>Ustedes</b></td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

</table>

I have completed the table with "usted" and "ustedes" form... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 3

Bajen (ustedes) el volumen de la música, por favor. No puedo escuchar mis propios pensamientos.

Lower the volume of the music, please. I cannot hear my own thoughts.

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	....	....
You / Tú	lower	baja
He-She / Él-Ella	lower	baje
We / Nosotros	lower	bajemos
You / Vosotros	lower	bajad
They / Ellos	lower	bajen

You should type a complete conjugation in Spanish...Remember, it's different than English... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

I'm not sure what you mean by 'a complete conjugation'. - h1deaway, ABR 5, 2010

Please, see other answers....In Spanish every pronoun has an own form of conjugation... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Like this? - h1deaway, ABR 5, 2010

Yes, you got it. By the way you made a very good example...(just a little typo: volumen instead of volomen)... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Gracias, Carlos. - h1deaway, ABR 5, 2010

Answer 4

Mirar = to watch

Pronoun	English	Spanish
I | Yo	---	---
You | Tú	watch	mira
He/She | Él/Ella | You/Ud.	watch	mire
We | Nosotros	let us watch	miremos
You | Vosotros	watch	mirad
They | Ellos	watch	miren

Mire su paso, por favor.

Please watch your step.

Brillante...You include the "usted" form that I didn't mention...and it's perfect...Congratulations... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Answer 5

Verb: dar/to give

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	.........	..........
You / Tú	..give..	..da..
He-She / Él-Ella	..give..	..dé..
We / Nosotros	..let's give..	..demos..
You / Vosotros	..give..	..dad..
They / Ellos	..give..	..den..

¡Démelo, por favor!

Give it to me, please!

Very good... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Answer 6

cantar

Yo, I.............

tú, you.....................................canta, sing

él, ella, Ud, he she, you.............cante, sing

nosotros, we.............................cantemos, let's sing

vosotros, you............................cantad, sing

ellos, ellas, Uds., they, you.......canten, sing

El bebé no duerme bien. Cántale una canción dulce para que pueda dormirse.

The baby isn't sleeping well. Sing him a sweet song so that he can sleep.

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..---..	..---..
You / Tú	..sing..	..canta..
He-She / Él-Ella / Usted	..sing..	..cante..
We / Nosotros	..let's sing..	..cantemos..
You / Vosotros	..sing..	..cantad..
They / Ellos / Ustedes	..sing..	..canten..

Excelente...The "cántale" expression in Spanish denotes an excellent knowledge...also "para que pueda"....Congratulations... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Gracias, Carlos - Delores--Lindsey, ABR 5, 2010

I fixed the table. - Maria-Russell, ABR 21, 2010

Answer 7

Cierra la puerta, por favor, los gatos entrarán

Close the door please, the cats will get in.

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..	..
You / Tú	..close..	..cierra..
He-She / Él-Ella	..close..	..cierre..
We / Nosotros	..let's close.	..cerramos..cerremos..
You / Vosotros	.close..	..cerrad..
They / Ellos	..close..	..cierran..cierren

¡Felicitación! you finally got your table works. But you forgot to fill out Tú form in Spanish. - Krama, ABR 5, 2010

Hooray Nihzoni!!!! - Yeser007, ABR 5, 2010

Yes I was leaving work and had to be out of the building and struggling with my paws, still - nizhoni1, ABR 6, 2010

thanks for the corrections - nizhoni1, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 8

to fasten=abrochar

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	.-------------.	..-------------..
You / Tú	..fasten..	..abrocha..
He-She / Él-Ella	..fasten..	..abroche..
We / Nosotros	..let's fasten..	..abrochemos..
You / Vosotros	.. fasten..	..abrochad..
They / Ellos	..fasten..	..abrochen..

Fasten your seatbelts,please.

Por favor, abróchense los cinturones.

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..---..	..---..
You / Tú	..english..	..abróchate..
He-She / Él-Ella	..english..	..abróchese..
We / Nosotros	..english..	..abrochémonos..
You / Vosotros	..english..	..abrochaos..
They / Ellos	..english..	..abróchense..

Oopppss....Meli, en este caso el verbo no es abrochar, es abrocharse. Muy parecido, pero cambia la conjugación...Vamos tú puedes corregirlo... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

...abróchense... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 9

Pronoun	to write	escribir
I / Yo	---------	---------
You / Tú	you write	escribe
You / Ud. (formal)	write	escriba
We / Nosotros	let's write	escribamos
You / Vosotros	y'all write.	escribid
You / Uds. (formal)	write	esriban

Escribamos un editorial para el periódico.

Let's write an editorial for the newspaper.

Question: I do not understand the "he/she" and "they" commands. Can anyone give some examples of how they are used?

Very good... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

The "he/she" and "they" forms, should be replaced by the formal "usted" and "ustedes" forms...I have updated the table in my example in order to clarify this matter. - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 10

poner - put

Pronoun	put	poner
I / Yo	..---..	..---..
You / Tú	..put..	..pon..
He-She / Él-Ella	..put..	..ponga..
We / Nosotros	..let's put..	..pongamos..
You / Vosotros	..put..	..poned..
They / Ellos	..put..	..pongan..

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Pon la mesa, ¡por favor!

Set the table, please!

I like that one - nice and simple showing the use of poner to set or lay the table. Not sure if the Spanish would use por favor though - we are all too polite! - caza, ABR 6, 2010

...thanks caza...in my sentence "por favor" was meant to sound more like a threat, in a Spanish way:) - luz_72, ABR 6, 2010

Pon la mesa.... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 11

I/yo...........................................

you/tú...............................open...................abre

he,she/él.ellos....................open..................abra

we/nosotros......................let's open...........abramos

you/vosotros......................open...................abrid

they/ellos..........................open...................abran

Abre la puerta para mí por favor.

Open the door for me please.

Excelente... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Answer 12

Verb: Beber-to drink

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	---	---
You / Tú	drink	bebe
He-She / Él-Ella	drink	beba
We / Nosotros	let's drink	bebamos
You / Vosotros	drink	bebed
They / Ellos	drink	beban

Beban el jugo de naranja. Es buenísimo aquí.

Drink the orange juice. It is excellent here.

Very good. You are using the "Ustedes" form.... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Answer 13

verb = feed / alimentar

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..-------..	..---------..
You / Tú	..feed..	..alimenta..
He-She / Él-Ella	..feed..	..alimente..
We / Nosotros	..let's feed..	..alimentemos..
You / Vosotros	..feed..	..alimentad..
They / Ellos	..feed..	..alimenten..

¡Por favor! No alimentaen los animales. Please! Don't feed the animals.

It's good, but in this case you should use "alimente" (2nd pers.sing.). Also in the case of "Ustedes", instead of "Vosotros" (both 2nd pers. pl.) you can use "alimenten"... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Carlos, I'm confused! Isn't alimenta second person singular according to the table and alimente 3rd per.? - Yeser007, ABR 6, 2010

Is my table incorrect? I do now, however, realize that I should have used 2nd per pl., Thanks. - Yeser007, ABR 6, 2010

I'm also having trouble understanding the 3rd per here. "He feed????" should something be added like "He must feed"? - Yeser007, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 14

Pronombre	English	Castellano
I / Yo	---	---
You / Tú	go	ve
He-She / Él-Ella	go	vaya
We / Nosotros	Let's go	vamos
You / Vosotros	go	id
They / Ellos	go	vayan

¡Ve otra vez a la playa conmigo, amiga!

Go back to the beach with me, friend!

To get better means "mejorarse" in Spanish. Therefore you should change your example and the table. - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

Gracias, Maestro. He cambiado. When looking up our dictionary, it said that "ir a mejor" ="get better", that's why I answered like that - Fidalgo, ABR 5, 2010

Sorry Fidalgo, but your table is inconsistent with your examples. To go v/s to walk? Also in Spanish you have the verb "caminar" instead of "ir a pie"...... You can do it....jeje - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010

How about the new version, Sir? - Fidalgo, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 15

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..---..	..---..
You / Tú	..wait..	..espera..
He-She / Él-Ella	..wait..	..espere..
We / Nosotros	..let's wait..	..esperemos..
You / Vosotros	..wait..	..esperad..
They / Ellos	..wait..	..esperen..

¡Espera! ¡No estamos listos!

Wait! We are not ready!

Very good... - Carlos-F, ABR 5, 2010