The imperativo is used a lot in all Spanish speaking countries. It is a very efficient verb tense because you can be very specific using just one word.
Formation:
Imperativo
AR→ habla, hable, hablen
ER → come, coma, coman
IR → vive, viva, vivan | +
| me
te
le > se
nos
os
les > se | lo
la
los
las |
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The blue particles refer to the object. We can include the object as well and create the most efficient word ever!
Cómete el plátano. | → | Cómetelo. |
Escríbele una postal. | → | Escríbesela. |
Cómprame las infusiones. | → | Cómpramelas. |
Don't forget to change le/les → se when the direct and indirect objects appear together: "envíaselo", "dáselo".
This "efficiency" also works when we use infinitivo or gerundio:
"Quiero comprarle esta camiseta".
"Estoy enseñándole el departamento".
The tilde are just a mark of intonation. We will work on them later on, so don't worry!