mandar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
mandar — to send
The affirmative imperative of mandar provides commands: manda (tú), mande (usted), mandad (vosotros), manden (ustedes).
mandar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to send something immediately or to give an order (since mandar also means 'to command').
Notes on mandar in the Affirmative Imperative
Mandar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form matches the third-person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Manda el archivo ahora mismo!
Send the file right now!
tú
Mande usted el paquete por avión.
Send the package by plane (formal).
usted
Manden los resultados antes de las cinco.
Send the results before five o'clock.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: manda (for formal usted)
Correct: mande
Why: Using the 'tú' form with someone you should address formally can sound disrespectful.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mando
The present tense of mandar is regular: mando, mandas, manda, mandamos, mandáis, mandan.
Preterite
yo: mandé
The preterite of mandar is regular: mandé, mandaste, mandó, mandamos, mandasteis, mandaron.
Imperfect
yo: mandaba
The imperfect of mandar follows the regular -aba pattern: mandaba, mandabas, mandaba, mandábamos, mandabais, mandaban.
Future
yo: mandaré
The future of mandar uses the infinitive plus endings: mandaré, mandarás, mandará, mandaremos, mandaréis, mandarán.
Conditional
yo: mandaría
The conditional of mandar is regular: mandaría, mandarías, mandaría, mandaríamos, mandaríais, mandarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mande
The present subjunctive of mandar is regular: mande, mandes, mande, mandemos, mandéis, manden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mandara
The imperfect subjunctive of mandar uses the preterite stem: mandara, mandaras, mandara, mandáramos, mandarais, mandaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mandes
The negative imperative of mandar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no mandes, no mande, no mandemos, no mandéis, no manden.