Spanish Grammar

Pronunciation & Accents
Gender & Def./Indef. Articles Subject Pronouns
The Verb Ser
Plural Nouns & Adjectives
The Calendar
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Hay
Verbs - The Present Tense
The Verb Ir
The Verb Tener
The Verb Estar
Ser vs. Estar
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Pronouns

Stem-Changing Verbs
Object Pronouns
The Verb Gustar
The Weather

Reflexive Verbs
Por vs. Para
Demonstratives
The Verb Acabar de
The Verb Volver a
The Past Tense - Pretérito Prepositions
Informal Commands

The Past Tense - Imperfecto
Preterit vs. Imperfect
Past Participles
Present Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
The Subjunctive
Formal Commands
The Future Tense
The Conditional Tense

Plural Familiar (Vosotros) Command Forms

Learn Spanish: The Plural Familiar or Vosotros Command

This learn Spanish grammar lesson is about learning how to form the plural familiar or vosotros command in the affirmative and the negative. Remember, vosotros is the plural form of "you," that is only used in Spain.Outside of Spain, Ustedes is used, which uses the Formal Command Forms.

Affirmative Command Forms

To form the plural familiar or vosotros command form in the affirmative, take the infinitive form of the verb, drop the "r" and add "d."

For example:

1. Hablar
2. Drop the "r" = habla
3. Add "d" = hablad

Negative Command Forms

The negative command form for the plural familiar or vosotros is the second-person plural (vosotros) of the present subjunctive. If you are not familiar with the present subjunctive forms, then here is how to form the negative command:

1. Conjugate the infintive verb as it would be for "Yo" in the present indicative.
2. Drop the -O from the end.
3. Now add either -éis for -ar verbs or -áis for -er/-ir verbs.

Irregular Negative Plural (Vosotros) Forms

There are three irregular forms for the negative plural (vosotros) command:

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