Español — Irregular affirmative imperative

Eight tú commands are irregular. Learn these affirmative forms, and build the vosotros and usted(es) forms predictably.

How it works

✓ Rule

The affirmative tú imperative is irregular for eight verbs: di (decir), haz (hacer), ve (ir), pon (poner), sal (salir), sé (ser), ten (tener), ven (venir). The vosotros form is always regular — replace the final -r of the infinitive with -d: hablad, comed, venid. The usted and ustedes forms come straight from the present subjunctive: ponga, pongan.

Examples

Irregular tú commands
Infinitive	tú (command)	Meaning
decir	di	say, tell
hacer	haz	do, make
ir	ve	go
poner	pon	put, place
salir	sal	go out, leave
ser	sé	be
tener	ten	have, hold
venir	ven	come

Good to know

⚠ Note

These short forms exist only in the affirmative. In the negative, every person uses the subjunctive: no digas, no hagas, no pongas. Note too that ve is the command for both ir and ver, so context tells them apart.