Forming the Spanish imperative of tú/ vosotros/vosotras (negative commands)

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Learn about the Spanish imperative of tú and vosotros in negative commands

In Spanish, negative commands forand vosotros/-as,  take the same form as their conjugation in El Presente de Subjuntivo.

 

Tú: negative commands

Look and listen to these examples for  (negative commands):

Antonio, ¡no seas egoísta!Antonio, don't be selfish!

¡No llegues tarde esta noche!Don't be late tonight!

¡No hables tan rápido!Don't talk so fast!

¡No vuelvas con esa chica!Don't go back to that girl!

 

Vosotros/-as: negative commands

See some examples for Vosotros/-as (negative commands)

¡No comáis tanta pizza!Don't eat so much pizza!

¡No seáis tan cabezotas!Don't be so stubborn!

¡No hagáis mucho ruido!Don't make lots of noise!

 

 

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¡No hables tan rápido!Don't talk so fast!
¡No vuelvas con esa chica!Don't go back to that girl!
¡No comáis tanta pizza!Don't eat so much pizza!
¡No seáis tan cabezotas!Don't be so stubborn!
Antonio, ¡no seas egoísta!Antonio, don't be selfish!
¡No hagáis mucho ruido!Don't make lots of noise!
¡No llegues tarde esta noche!Don't be late tonight!
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