Los Imperativos - Usos.

Question

What I have understood from the verb or mood Imperative is a command or order to be given to someone, sort of an obligatory one. Like in office manager orders his subordinates to do something, master of the ship commands his crew and officer to do something or may be your teacher instructs you to do something. All instructions, commands and orders are abligatory. As you have to follow them and there is no way out in normal circumstances.

But my other mind tells me no, no it is not correct, in normal situations too you order, command or instruct, unknowingly, be it your friends, family or anyone else, like:-

Now, you go home, please, or Now, you go home.

You come tomorrow, Please. or You come tomorrow.

Please take the cab if you are late or Take the cab if you are late.

So, finally my question is, Is imperativo to be used whenever you want tell someone to do something normally which might not be obligatory, Besides that includes above orders, commands and instructiones issued by the bosses mentioned above?

or

It should be used only to Orders, Commands and Instructions issued by a Manager, Master of the ship or a Teacher as mentioned in the first para?

Thanks very much for your assistance in advance.

Answer 1

So, finally my question is, Is imperativo to be used whenever you want tell someone to do something normally which might not be obligatory, Besides that includes above orders, commands and instructiones issued by the bosses mentioned above?

Yes, this is correct.

It´s just like your go-home senario in your other post.

Answer 2

Also this link has a lesson on forming and using the imperative/command form that you might find useful for future reference

The Imperative Mood

Answer 3

Sure, you can use the imperative form in things like recipes

Tortilla de papa

Procedimiento:

• Pele y corte las cebollas en pluma.
• Pele y corte el ajo en finas rodajas.
• Corte en juliana el morrón verde.

• Pele las papas y córtelas en cuartos y los cuartos en finas láminas, resérvelas en un bowl con agua y sal.

• Corte el chorizo en rodajas y las rodajas en cuadraditos.

• En una cacerola caliente con una taza de aceite de oliva saltee las cebollas, una vez transparentes incorpore el ajo junto con el morrón, cuando el morrón este blando agregue las papas previamente escurridas con las manos, mezcle y tape la cacerola, cocine a fuego medio hasta que la papa este tierna.
• En una sartén caliente saltee el chorizo.
• **** los huevos en dos recipientes. etc, etc

Armado

• Una vez que las papas estén tiernas divídalas por partes iguales y colóquelas en los recipientes con los huevos, a una agregue el chorizo y mezcle. Con la ayuda de un globo machaque las papas que no tienen el chorizo.
• En una sartén caliente con una pizca de aceite vuelque la preparación de papas solas, cocínela a fuego medio y una vez que los bordes se sellen de vuelta, terminada la cocción incorpore más aceite a la sartén y cocine de la misma forma las papas con chorizo.

Presentación

• Sirva las tortillas y acompañe con una ensalada de lechuga, tomate y cebolla.

Answer 4

Hi.. I found a great article for you that I think answers all your questions. Good luck.

Imperative in Spanish