Today's Key - Dimensions in Time -The Imperative

El Imperativo es el Present Habitual (Simple) apuntado a YOU.

Usamos el imperative (imperativo) para: request (rekuést) pedir,
order (órder) mandar, invite (inváit) invitar, offer (Ófer) ofrecer o
give instructions (giv instrácshens) dar instrucciones.
Ya por si, comunicamos con You (sea singular o plural) y por la misma razón no mencionamos el pronombre.

Por ejemplo: Call me! (kól mi) Llamame! (no se dice tu me llamas)

Request:
Please, pass me the salt (por favor, pasame la sal)
Please, don't leave. (por favor, no vayas)

Please, wait a moment. (por favor, esperá un momento)

Order:
Bring us two glasses of red wine. (traenos dos vasos de vino)

Sit here and don't move. (sienta aca y no muevas)

Take this tray back to the kitchen.(Vuelva esta bandeja a la cocina)

Invite:
Come back to see us soon. (ven a visitarnos pronto)

Join me for dinner at the club. (reune conmigo para cenar en el club)

Tell me what happened. (cuentame que pasó)

Offer:
Take my coat, it's quite cold outside.(lleva mi abrigo, esta bastante frio afuera)

Have a cup of coffee. (ten una tasa de cafe)

Try this dish, it's delicious. (gose este plato, es delicioso)

Give instructions:
How to make a mushroom omelet for two?

Whip (batir) three or four eggs in a bowl adding salt and pepper.
Slice (corte en trjadas) a small onion and 5 big mushrooms. Sautee (cocina con poco aceite) onions, add (agrega)mushroom and stir (revuelva) occasionally till golden. Add (agrega)
whipped eggs and simmer (cocina a fuego bajo).When omelet is almost dry, turn off (apaga) the flame and cover (cubre) pan with a lid for a minute, then serve (sirve).