How to use Some irregular verbs in the imperative in Spanish

Learn how to use Some irregular verbs in the imperative, and what to use it for in Spanish.
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Some irregular verbs in the imperative

In the imperative, verbs ending in -car are regular with the pronouns tú and vosotros/as, and irregular with usted, nosotros/as and ustedes. These are the conjugations:

Buscar en
(tú) busca
(usted) busque
(nosotros/as) busquemos
(vosotros/as) buscad
(ustedes) busquen
Explicar
(tú) explica
(usted) explique
(nosotros/as) expliquemos
(vosotros/as) explicad
(ustedes) expliquen
Tocar en
(tú) toca
(usted) toque
(nosotros/as) toquemos
(vosotros/as) tocad
(ustedes) toquen

Some verbs that follow this pattern are are aplicar (to apply), indicar (to indicate), colocar (to place), comunicar (to communicate), dedicar (to dedicate) and secar (to dry).

Coloque la carta en el buzón colocar, imperativo presente.

Place the letter in the mailbox.

Seca la ropa al aire libre secar, imperativo presente.

Dry the clothes in the open air

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