When using affirmative commands with reflexive verbs, you always place the pronoun after the commanding verb.
Here are some important points to take into account when using reflexive verbs in El Imperativo:
1. The affirmative command of the 1st person plural (nosotros/nosotras) loses the -s of the -mos ending when the verb is reflexive.
1. The affirmative command of the 1st person plural (nosotros/nosotras) loses the -s of the -mos ending when the verb is reflexive.
2. The affirmative command of the 2nd person plural (vosotros/vosotras) loses the -d of the commanding verb when the verb is reflexive.
Exception:
Note that verb ir (to go) has two different forms for the affirmative command of the 2nd person plural (vosotros/vosotras):
- iros
- idos
When conjugating verbs with reflexive pronouns in El Imperativo you will often need to add an accent [ ´ ] in accordance with the Spanish rules for written accents.
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