absolver Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
absolver — to acquit
Use the imperative for direct commands: absuelve (tú), absuelva (usted), absolved (vosotros).
absolver Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command someone to acquit or pardon, though it is rare outside of legal or religious contexts.
Notes on absolver in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form and the 'usted/ustedes' forms use the stem change (o > ue). The 'vosotros' form is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Absuelve a ese hombre ahora!
Acquit that man now!
tú
Absuelvan a los detenidos por falta de evidencia.
Acquit the detainees due to lack of evidence.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: absuelve (vosotros)
Correct: absolved
Why: The vosotros command is formed by replacing the 'r' of the infinitive with a 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: absuelvo
Absolver is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: absuelvo, absuelves, absuelve, absuelven.
Preterite
yo: absolví
Absolver is regular in the preterite: absolví, absolviste, absolvió, absolvimos, absolvisteis, absolvieron.
Imperfect
yo: absolvía
Absolver is regular in the imperfect: absolvía, absolvías, absolvía, absolvíamos, absolvíais, absolvían.
Future
yo: absolveré
Absolver is regular in the future: absolveré, absolverás, absolverá, absolveremos, absolveréis, absolverán.
Conditional
yo: absolvería
Absolver is regular in the conditional: absolvería, absolverías, absolvería, absolveríamos, absolveríais, absolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: absuelva
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue): absuelva, absuelvas, absuelva, absuelvan (but absolvamos, absolváis).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: absolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: absolviera, absolvieras, absolviera, absolviéramos, absolvierais, absolvieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no absuelvas
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no absuelvas, no absuelva, no absolváis.