Endings of the present imperative active

The present imperative active is in only the second person singular and second person plural.

The second person singular of a verb in the present imperative active is its verb stem (infinitive with the 're' removed from the end). For example, the imperative of the word 'porto, portare' in the singular is 'porta'.

To get the second person plural of a verb in the present imperative active, drop the 're' from the infinitive and add 'te'. For example, the imperative of the word 'porto, portare' in the plural is 'portate'.

For third conjugation verbs in the second person plural of the present imperative active, replace the 'ere' at the end of the infinitive with 'ite'. For example, the imperative of the word 'peto, petere' in the plural becomes 'petite'.

The words 'facio, facere' and 'duco, ducere' are irregular in the second person singular, being 'fac' and 'duc' respectively.

The present imperative active of 'sum' in the singular is 'es', and in the plural is 'este'.

To indicate a negative for a verb in the present imperative active, 'noli' is used for the singular and 'nolite' is used in the plural.