Spanish grammar
Vosotros commands: mirad, sentaos, not sentaros
Give written vosotros commands correctly, with and without os.
From the scene ¡Sentaos! (Sit down, everyone!)
In short
Vosotros commands swap the infinitive's -r for -d: mirad, poned. With os attached, drop the -d: sentaos, levantaos, not sentaros.
- look! (you all) mirad
- set the table! (you all) poned la mesa
- sit down! (not "sentaros") sentaos
- get up! (you all) levantaos
- quiet! (a general order) a callar
Your turn
Which one goes with set the table! (you all)?
Options: mirad · sentaos · poned la mesa
Show answer
set the table! (you all) → poned la mesa
How it works
The vosotros command swaps the final -r of the infinitive for -d: mirad, poned, escuchad.
Good to know
When os is attached, that -d drops: sentaos, levantaos, callaos. Idos keeps it, although iros is now also accepted.
Good to know
Many people say sentaros or callaros when they speak, but in writing and careful speech the standard form is sentaos.
Good to know
A + infinitive (¡a callar!) gives a general order to anyone.
look! (you all) mirad
Elena
Siguiente frase: "¡Mirad qué guapa va la novia!"
Next line: "Look how lovely the bride is!"
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Siguiente frase: "¡(blank) qué guapa va la novia!"
Options: Sentaos · Mirad · Poned la mesa
Show answer
Elena
Siguiente frase: "¡Mirad qué guapa va la novia!"
Next line: "Look how lovely the bride is!"
set the table! (you all) poned la mesa
Elena
Claro que sé. Y ahora, vosotros dos: ¡levantaos y poned la mesa!
Of course I do. And now, you two: up you get and set the table!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Claro que sé. Y ahora, vosotros dos: ¡levantaos y (blank)!
Options: mirad · sentaos · poned la mesa
Show answer
Elena
Claro que sé. Y ahora, vosotros dos: ¡levantaos y poned la mesa!
Of course I do. And now, you two: up you get and set the table!
sit down! (not "sentaros") sentaos
Nuria
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, levantaos, sentaos.
In speech, not much. In writing, yes: be quiet, stand up, sit down.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, levantaos, (blank).
Options: poned la mesa · sentaos · mirad
Show answer
Nuria
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, levantaos, sentaos.
In speech, not much. In writing, yes: be quiet, stand up, sit down.
get up! (you all) levantaos
Nuria
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, levantaos, sentaos.
In speech, not much. In writing, yes: be quiet, stand up, sit down.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, (blank), sentaos.
Options: poned la mesa · levantaos · mirad
Show answer
Nuria
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, levantaos, sentaos.
In speech, not much. In writing, yes: be quiet, stand up, sit down.
quiet! (a general order) a callar
Elena
Tú, a callar. Que tú no tienes vosotros.
You, hush. You don't even have vosotros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Tú, (blank). Que tú no tienes vosotros.
Options: mirad · poned la mesa · a callar
Show answer
Elena
Tú, a callar. Que tú no tienes vosotros.
You, hush. You don't even have vosotros.
Common mistake
Not sentad or sentaros here. The written standard.
Hablando, no mucho. Escribiendo, sí: callaos, levantaos, sentaos.
In speech, not much. In writing, yes: be quiet, stand up, sit down.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| look! (you all) | mirad |
|---|---|
| set the table! (you all) | poned la mesa |
| sit down! (not "sentaros") | sentaos |
| get up! (you all) | levantaos |
| quiet! (a general order) | a callar |
More lines from the story
- JaviEn Colombia es más fácil: "siéntense" y ya.In Colombia it's easier: "siéntense" and that's it.
- ElenaEn mi casa, es lo mismo.In my house, they're the same thing.