Spanish Imperative with Pronouns — 12 Interactive Dialogues

Practice the Spanish imperative with pronouns through short everyday dialogues

In this listening exercise, you’ll hear short everyday situations and choose the correct response using the Spanish imperative with object pronouns. It’s a natural and effective way to master expressions like «córtatelo», «déjalo» or «quédate» — the kind of phrases native speakers use all the time.

The 12 dialogues cover completely normal everyday situations: someone with very long hair, a person who can’t decide what to wear, a headache, tiredness, earrings they love… Relatable moments that will help you absorb the imperative naturally and without effort.

As well as practising the imperative, this exercise helps you consolidate the use of object pronouns (lo, la, los, las, te, me…) which attach directly to the end of the imperative verb, forming a single word.

How does the exercise work?

• Listen to the audio of each situation
• Choose the correct answer from the three options
• If you get it right, you’ll hear the pronunciation of the answer 🔊
• At the end you’ll see your total score

📄 See the transcript ▼

1. — Tengo calor, ¿abro la ventana?
   — Sí, ábrela.
2. — Tengo el pelo muy largo.
   — Pues, córtatelo.
3. — No sé cuál ponerme para la fiesta.
   — Ponte el azul.
4. — ¿Enciendo la luz?
   — Sí, gracias. Enciéndela.
5. — Estos libros están muy pesados.
   — Dámelos. Los llevo yo.
6. — Me encantan estos pendientes.
   — Cómpralos.
7. — Estoy un poco cansada.
   — Siéntate aquí.
8. — Está buenísima esta tarta.
   — Cómete otro trozo.
9. — ¿Dónde puedo dejar este paquete?
   — Déjalo encima de la mesa.
10. — Hoy no quiero salir, estoy muy cansado.
    — No hay problema. Quédate en casa y duerme.
11. — Tengo dolor de cabeza.
    — Tómate una pastilla.
12. — Ay, me duelen los pies.
    — Quítate los zapatos.

How do object pronouns work with the Spanish imperative?

Did you notice that the dialogues use «ábrela» instead of «abre la»? Or «córtatelo» instead of separate words? In the affirmative imperative, object pronouns always go after the verb, attached directly to it as a single word.

Without pronoun	With pronoun	Meaning
Abre la ventana.	Ábrela.	Open it.
Compra los pendientes.	Cómpralos.	Buy them.
Deja el paquete.	Déjalo.	Leave it.
Corta el pelo.	Córtatelo.	Cut it (for yourself).
Quita los zapatos.	Quítatelos.	Take them off.

⚠️ Notice that when you add a pronoun, the stress shifts to keep the original verb’s accent: deja → déjalo, compra → cómpralos. Written accents are added to preserve this stress pattern.

📖 For a deeper look at this grammar point, the Real Academia Española has detailed information on the imperative: rae.es. The Instituto Cervantes also offers free Spanish grammar resources: cervantes.es.

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