Commander
Command with pronouns attached, soften an order politely, switch to usted — out loud.
With commands, the pronoun rule is a clean two-way split: in affirmative commands the pronouns attach to the end of the verb, and you add a written accent to keep the original stress — dámelo, cuéntamelo todo, póntelo ya. In negative commands they detach and move before the verb: no me lo des, no te lo pongas. The command forms themselves: affirmative tú is the third-person present (habla, come, abre, plus the eight irregulars haz, ve, ten, sé, pon, sal, di, ven), while negatives and all usted commands ride the subjunctive — no hables, firme aquí, no se preocupe.
Below: the commands you'll actually use, a Mexico-vs-Argentina table (voseo changes these forms), the classic slip-ups — and a way to practise giving instructions out loud, no conjugation drills, no worksheets.
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Regional Spanish
Textbooks teach one word. Locals use several — pick your region's and stay consistent.
| English | Mexico | Argentina (vos) |
|---|---|---|
| speak more slowly | habla más despacio | hablá más despacio |
| eat the fruit | come la fruta | comé la fruta |
| do the homework | haz la tarea | hacé la tarea |
| tell me the truth | dime la verdad | decime la verdad |
| come here | ven aquí | vení acá |
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The part no drill site can do
Carla
Your grammar teacher for this pack
There are no drills here — you give real instructions and Carla follows them (or pushes back). She has you walk her through a quick recipe with ustedes commands — mezclen, calienten, no dejen — then flips roles and makes you soften a blunt order into a polite ask: ¿Podrías…?, ¿Me pasas…?. And when the pronouns tangle, she runs the pairs with you out loud until they land: dámelo / no me lo des, póntelo / no te lo pongas.
Blank mid-sentence and nothing bad happens — she waits. That's the practice, without unnecessary judgement.
Finish the 5 lessons and Commander is yours — earned, not given.
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Quick answers
Eight short ones: haz, ve, ten, sé, pon, sal, di, ven. In real sentences: haz la tarea, ven aquí, pon la mesa, dime la verdad, ten paciencia.
Switch to the present subjunctive: no hables tan rápido, no vayas sola, no tengas miedo; with usted, no se preocupe. Any pronouns move in front of the verb: no me lo digas.
Attached to the end of affirmative commands, with a written accent to keep the stress: dámelo, cuéntamelo, póntelo. In negative commands they go before the verb: no me lo des, no te lo pongas.
Use the subjunctive form: hable más alto, por favor; pase adelante; firme aquí; espere un momento. In Mexico you'll hear the extra-warm pásele, señora.
Voseo commands stress the final syllable: hablá más despacio, comé la fruta, hacé la tarea, decime la verdad, vení acá. The negatives ride the subjunctive too: no hablés tan rápido.
