imperative tense...
hey i noticed that when using imperative tense sometimes it's being said with "te" and sometimes without it. for example quedate , vete. and di, da, abra, cuenta without the "te". i would like to know what's the difference and when to use it with the "te" and when without it??? and what's the difference between "quedame" and "quedate para mi"??
4 Answers
Quedarse - to stay remain.
Quedan dos horas - there are two hours left (until I leave) = faltan does horas.
Vete = IRSE = leave. Vete - go away, get out of here, get out of my face.
Quedame - nonsense, never heard it, can't imagine it making sense.
Quedate conmigo - stay with me.
Quedate para mi, stay for me, but it doesn't sound good to me, I would rather say "Quedate por mi" which would imply, stay BECAUSE of me, with por.
Not a native so native input might be better, but here is my two cents at any rate.
Jeezle explains it well. Except "Quedate para mi" sounds fine to me, as in "Stay for me, for the benefit of me".
And the "imperative tense" does not exist, but the Imperative MOOD does.
Correction: "Quédate para mí" isn't right. I still have much to learn 
Thanks to Lazarus for the correction
ok i see but except of ir and quedar, generally in other verbs when do i need to use it with the "te" word and when without it in imperative form??
I would guess than probably over 4000 verbs (although many of them will not make much sense in imperative):
¡Cállate!
¡Límpiate!
¡Duérmete!
¡Prepárate!
¡Múerete!
Basically, most verbs where you can do something to other things or people, but instead, you do it to yourself or it happens to you (even omitting the causes).
When not to use "te" (or any other pronoun)? When the verb is intransitive or the direct object is implicitly understood:
¡Mira!
¡Vamos!
¡Toma!
¡Come!
¡Corre!
ok i see but except of ir and quedar, generally in other verbs when do i need to use it with the "te" word and when without it in imperative form??
