There are various ways to give a command or an instruction. Simple Polite commands are the most formal, as they use the Usted ( singular) and ustedes (plural).
In order to form the simple polite command begin with the I or Yo part of the verb.
AR verbs
e.g. hablo. Remove the O leaving habl and add e for usted – HABLE
e.g. hablo. Remove the O leaving habl and add en for ustedes – HABLEN
ER verbs
e.g. como. Remove the O leaving com and add a for usted – COMA
e.g. como. Remove the O leaving com and add an for ustedes – COMAN
IR verbs
e.g. vivo. Remove the O leaving viv and add a for usted – VIVA
e.g. vivo. Remove the O leaving viv and add an for ustedes – VIVAN
To make the command negative simply place NO before the verb.
E.g. NO hable / NO hablen.