¡Habla! ¡Ven! ¡Haz! Spanish Imperative exercises
Practise with the song. Listen to Sol and type the missing words, then choose the right form. The answers and explanations are at the bottom.
Step 1
Hear it, then type it
This exercise uses the song itself, so it opens when the song is out on Fri 6 Nov, 16:00 UK.
Step 2
Choose the right form
The tú command: the él form, or one of the eight short ones. Choose the command, not the present.
1.Uno, dos, tres: ¡habla, y escribe!
one, two, three: talk, eat and write!
2.Venir, ¡ a la fiesta el sábado!
to come: come to the party on Saturday!
3.decir, ¡ la verdad a tu pareja!
to tell: tell your partner the truth!
4.salir, ¡ de la oficina a las seis!
to leave: leave the office at six!
5.hacer, ¡ la cena, que tengo hambre!
to make: make dinner, I'm hungry!
6.Tener, ¡ paciencia con tu jefe!
to have: have patience with your boss!
7.ir, ¡ al gimnasio por la mañana!
to go: go to the gym in the morning!
8.ser, ¡ amable con tu vecino!
to be: be nice to your neighbour!
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Answers
Choose the right form
- Uno, dos, tres: ¡habla, come y escribe!The tú command is the él form: él come → ¡come! Comes says you eat.
- Venir, ¡ven a la fiesta el sábado!Venir is one of the eight short ones: ¡ven! Vienes says you come.
- decir, ¡di la verdad a tu pareja!Decir → ¡di!, one of the eight short ones.
- salir, ¡sal de la oficina a las seis!Salir → ¡sal!, short and irregular.
- hacer, ¡haz la cena, que tengo hambre!Hacer → ¡haz!, with a z.
- Tener, ¡ten paciencia con tu jefe!Tener → ¡ten!, like venir → ¡ven!
- ir, ¡ve al gimnasio por la mañana!Ir → ¡ve! Vas says you go.
- ser, ¡sé amable con tu vecino!Ser → ¡sé!, with an accent. Eres says you are.
Every verb from this song is in its group, with its infinitive, yo and él forms, in the verb tables on the song's page.
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