How to use The imperative of the verbs ser and ir in Spanish

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The imperative of the verbs ser and ir

The imperative of ser (to be) and ir (to go) is irregular:

Ser en
(tú) sé
(usted) sea
(nosotros/as) seamos
(vosotros/as) sed
(ustedes) sean
Ir en
(tú) ve
(usted) vaya
(nosotros/as) vamos/vayamos
(vosotros/as) id
(ustedes) vayan

Sé feliz.

Be happy.

Vamos a mi casa.

Let's go to my place.

Note: for the nosotros/as form of ir, there are two possible imperative forms: vamos and vayamos.

Exercise 1

Conjuga los verbos ir y ser en imperativo.

en
Ir en
(tú)
(usted) vaya
(nosotros/as)
(vosotros/as)
(ustedes) vayan


Ser en
(tú) sé
(usted)
(nosotros/as)
(vosotros/as) sed
(ustedes)


Conjuga los verbos ir y ser en imperativo.

en
Ir en
(tú) ve
(usted) vaya
(nosotros/as) vamos
(vosotros/as) id
(ustedes) vayan
Ser en
(tú) sé
(usted) sea
(nosotros/as) seamos
(vosotros/as) sed
(ustedes) sean
Exercise 2

Conjuga ir y ser en imperativo.

en
Ir en
(tú)
(usted) vaya
(nosotros/as) vamos
(vosotros/as)
(ustedes) vayan


Ser en
(tú)
(usted) sea
(nosotros/as) seamos
(vosotros/as) sed
(ustedes)


Conjuga ir y ser en imperativo.

en
Ir en
(tú) ve
(usted) vaya
(nosotros/as) vamos
(vosotros/as) id
(ustedes) vayan
Ser en
(tú) sé
(usted) sea
(nosotros/as) seamos
(vosotros/as) sed
(ustedes) sean

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