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Questions tagged [imperativo]

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

Questions about the use of the Imperative verb tense. When to use it, why is it used in a certain phrase or what is the correct form or a certain verb in imperative.

Preguntas acerca del uso del imperativo. Cuándo usarlo, porqué se ha escogido esa forma en una determinada frase o cuál es la forma correcta de un cierto verbo en imperativo.

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Sé creativo! Why is "estar" not used for this imperative?

I got the following dialogue: -- "Yo no se que hacer." -- "¡Sé creativo y conseguirás lo que quieres!" Why do I use "sé" in this case? What is the rule to apply? To me, the usage of "ser"+adjective is something permanent, something that a person…
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Does the exclamation mark denote anger when used with a command?

I want to make it clear that I intend "Pasa la aspiradora en el dormitorio"" to mean "You, vacuum the bedroom" instead of "He vacuums the bedroom". Adding ¡! around the sentence would certainly turn it into a command, but I am afraid that the…
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¿Es posible decir la frase "Déjame libre que te recompensaré"?

En portugués brasileño, es posible decir una frase como "Me liberta que eu te recompenso", con el significado de "si me dejas libre, te recompensaré". ¿La frase equivalente en español "déjame libre que te recompensaré", con el significado semejante…
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Placement of Subject with Imperatives

When I'm using the imperative mood, does the subject come before of after the verb? I ask because in "Viva Las Vegas" the subject comes after- if this is indeed the common form of imperatives, why is the usual SV ordering abandoned?
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Examples of imperative besides the "tú" form?

This is my first question on Spanish SE! I have a question on the imperative; I assume that one uses the "tú" form of the imperative almost all the time, rather than the other pronouns. When you speak in the imperative, you usually say something…
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Imperative in secondary verbs (""Él no quiere que ellos cierren la puerta.")

"Él no quiere que ellos cierren la puerta." Why is the verb "to close" imperative here? Why wouldn't you just say "Él no quiere que ellos cierran la puerta."? You might be tempted to think "because it hasn't happened yet", but that is exactly the…
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