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Ustedes han trabajado mucho, pero por favor, ordenen las bolsas.

Ustedes han trabajado mucho, pero por favor, ordenen las bolsas.
You have worked a lot, but please, organize the bags.
From Lesson 128:Plural formal commands·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ustedes han trabajado mucho, pero por favor, ordenen las bolsas.

Why does the verb ordenar end in -en here?
Ordenen is the command form (imperative) of the verb ordenar (to organize or tidy) for ustedes (you all). For regular -ar verbs, you drop the -ar and add -en to tell a group of people to do something.
How is the command ordenen different from the normal present tense?
In the normal present tense, 'you all organize' is ustedes ordenan (ending in -an). When giving a command to ustedes, -ar verbs swap their typical vowel and use an -e instead, making it ordenen.
What tense is han trabajado?
Han trabajado means 'have worked'. This is the present perfect tense, made by combining han (the ustedes form of haber) and the past participle trabajado. It is used here because their hard work started in the past but is still relevant right now.
What kind of bags are las bolsas?
Bolsas usually refers to plastic or paper shopping bags, trash bags, or bags of groceries. If you wanted to tell someone to organize their backpacks or luggage, you would use words like mochilas or maletas instead.

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