abordar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
abordar — to tackle
Commands: aborda (tú), aborde (usted), abordemos (nosotros), aborden (ustedes), abordad (vosotros).
abordar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'abordar,' this means telling someone to tackle something directly, like a problem or a task.
Notes on abordar in the Affirmative Imperative
Abordar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The tú form is the same as the present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Aborda el problema de frente!
Tackle the problem head-on!
tú
Señora, aborde este asunto con urgencia.
Madam, tackle this matter with urgency.
usted
Amigos, abordemos esta tarea juntos.
Friends, let's tackle this task together.
nosotros
Ciudadanos, aborden sus responsabilidades cívicas.
Citizens, tackle your civic responsibilities.
ustedes
¡Abordad el tema sin miedo!
Tackle the topic without fear!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú.
Correct: The command for tú is 'aborda', not 'abordes'.
Why: Learners often confuse the affirmative tú imperative with the present subjunctive, especially when the forms are similar in other verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abordo
Habitual or current actions: abordo, abordas, aborda, abordamos, abordáis, abordan.
Preterite
yo: abordé
Completed past actions: abordé, abordaste, abordó, abordamos, abordasteis, abordaron.
Imperfect
yo: abordaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions: abordaba, abordabas, abordaba, abordábamos, abordabais, abordaban.
Future
yo: abordaré
Future actions: abordaré, abordarás, abordará, abordaremos, abordaréis, abordarán.
Conditional
yo: abordaría
Hypothetical 'would': abordaría, abordarías, abordaría, abordaríamos, abordaríais, abordarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aborde
Present subjunctive: I hope you tackle, it's unlikely they tackle (aborde, abordes, abordemos, etc.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abordara
Past subjunctive: If I tackled..., if you would tackle... (abordara, abordaras, abordáramos, etc.).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abordes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no abordes (tú), no aborde (usted), no abordemos (nosotros), no aborden (ustedes), no abordeis (vosotros).