Plural Command Forms in Spanish Vosotros

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The plural commands forms in Spanish (Formas de comandos plurales en español) are composed of the pronoun Vosotros (mostly used in Spain) and the pronoun Nosotros.

Affirmative Commands with Vosotros

To form the affirmative plural command forms for the pronoun vosotros, drop the -r of the infinitive and add -d.

Infinitive	Vosotros Affirmative Command	Meaning
Bailar	Bailad	to dance
Beber	Bebed	to drink
Comer	Comed	to eat
Huir	Huid	to flee
Saber	Sabed	to know

Examples:

Vosotros bailad muy bien.
You dance very well.

¡Chicos, bebed mucha agua!
Boys, drink plenty of water!

¡Niñas comed toda la paella!
Girls eat all the paella!

Negative Command Forms with Vosotros

To form the negative commands with vosotros pronoun, drop the -ar ending of the verb an add -éis and for verbs ending in -er and -ir add -áis.

Infinitive	Vosotros Negative Form	Meaning
Pintar	Pintéis	to paint
Remar	Reméis	to row
Beber	Bebáis	to drink
Vender	Vendáis	to sell
Recibir	Recibáis	to receive
Salir	Salgáis	to go out

• To conjugate some regular, irregular and stem-changes verbs, use the yo form (minus the -o).
  For example:
  Conducir (to drive)
  (Yo) conduzco.
  Vosotros Conduzcáis.

• The endings in -er and -ir have the same endings in the vosotros negative commands.
• All forms of conjugations have an accent mark.

Examples:

No recibáis el correo.
Do not receive the mail.

No salgáis demasiado tarde.
Don’t go out too late.

¡No pintéis la pared!
Don’t paint the wall!

Irregular Forms of Vosotros Negative Commands

Some verbs have the same stem as the usted command in the vosotros negative command.

Infinitive	Usted Command	Vosotros Negative Command	Meaning
Ir	Vaya	Vayáis	to go
Saber	Sepa	Sepáis	to know
Ser	Sea	Seáis	to be

Examples:
¡No vayáis ahora!
Don’t go now!

¡No seáis altanero!
Don’t be haughty!

Related Subjects:
Commands in Spanish
Commands Plural Forms with Vosotros
Commands Plural Forms with Nosotros
Imperatives in Spanish.