abarcar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
abarcar — to cover
The imperative of abarcar uses 'abarca' for tú and 'abarquen' for ustedes (with a spelling change).
abarcar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use it to give orders or instructions about the scope of a task, such as 'Cover all the points in your speech!'.
Notes on abarcar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'qu' spelling change (abarque, abarquen) because they are pulled from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Abarca solo lo que puedas manejar.
Cover only what you can handle.
tú
Abarquen toda la información necesaria en el informe.
Cover all the necessary information in the report.
ustedes
Abarquemos primero los temas urgentes.
Let's cover the urgent topics first.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abarce (usted)
Correct: abarque
Why: Formal commands use the subjunctive stem, which requires the 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abarco
Abarcar is completely regular in the present indicative (abarco, abarcas, abarca).
Preterite
yo: abarqué
Abarcar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'abarqué'.
Imperfect
yo: abarcaba
The imperfect of abarcar is regular: abarcaba, abarcabas, abarcaba.
Future
yo: abarcaré
The future tense of abarcar is regular: abarcaré, abarcarás, abarcará.
Conditional
yo: abarcaría
The conditional of abarcar is regular: abarcaría, abarcarías, abarcaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: abarque
The present subjunctive of abarcar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (abarque, abarques).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abarcara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for abarcar, using the stem 'abarcara' based on the preterite 'abarcaron'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no abarques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no abarques, no abarque.