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Questions about the use of the Imperative verb tense. Preguntas acerca del uso del imperativo.

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Examples of imperative besides the "tú" form?

The only two grammatical persons that have an exclusively imperative form to express imperative are the second person singular and plural. In Spain and other countries where tú and vosotros are used, …
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Syntax of public notices containing a command

Even if both of the following two negative sentences are correct, the imperative: No deje basura en la playa. and the infinitival: No dejar basura en la playa. the imperative sounds more n …
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¿Cuál sería el término correcto para referirse a uno/a mismo/a utilizando el verbo "decir"?

En el caso particular del verbo “decir” en imperativo, la oración es estilísticamente superior con el refuerzo tónico “a ti mismo”. …
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Why is "vamos" used for command but not the imperative "vayamos"?

This passage from DPD explains why "vamos" is used as an alternative of "vayamos" for imperative, first person plural: La forma vamos es hoy la primera persona del plural del presente de indica …
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infinitive imperative vs tú imperative

As @user0721090601 said in the comment above, the infinitive can be freely used instead of the imperative when an impersonal form of addressing people is allowed, i.e. not in a conversation. Signage i …
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What does "que tiene" mean?

In: Qué tiene que te vea desnuda. the first "qué" is a pronoun ("what" in English) and takes a stress, while the second "que" is a conjunction ("that" in English) and takes no stress. The sentence c …
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