Usually mistaken with the subjunctive, the imperative mood is mostly used to give direct commands. The imperative mood is also used sometimes to ask for something, to demand something, give instructions or offer something.
Keep always in mind that in the imperative mood, there's no first person singular (yo) and the first person plural (nosotros) is sometimes removed from the conjugation.
1. For the "tú" form (second person singular) use the "él/ella/usted" form (third person singular) of the present simple indicative for any group of verbs (-AR, -ER, or -IR)
Keep always in mind that in the imperative mood, there's no first person singular (yo) and the first person plural (nosotros) is sometimes removed from the conjugation.
Conjugation
Here are four tips to remember the conjugation of the imperative mood.1. For the "tú" form (second person singular) use the "él/ella/usted" form (third person singular) of the present simple indicative for any group of verbs (-AR, -ER, or -IR)
| Present Indicative | Imperative | |
| Yo | como | - |
| Tú | comes | come |
| Él/Ella/Usted | come | coma |
| Nosotros | comemos | comamos |
| Vosotros | coméis | comed |
| Ellos/Ustedes | comen | coman |