abusar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
abusar — to take advantage of
Use 'abusa' (tú) and 'abuse' (usted/ustedes) for direct commands with abusar.
abusar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood to give direct orders or make strong suggestions. For 'abusar,' you'd tell someone directly not to take advantage of a situation or a person.
Notes on abusar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative forms of 'abusar' are regular for the -ar verb type, except for the 'vosotros' form which is 'abusad'. The 'tú' form is 'abusa'.
Example Sentences
¡Abusa de mi confianza y verás!
Take advantage of my trust and you'll see!
tú
¡No abusen de su paciencia!
Don't take advantage of their patience!
ustedes
Abusad de la oportunidad.
Take advantage of the opportunity.
vosotros
Abusemos de la buena voluntad.
Let's take advantage of the goodwill.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: For 'tú', use 'abusa', not 'abuses'. For 'usted/ustedes', use 'abuse'/'abusen', not 'abusa'/'abusan'.
Why: The imperative forms are distinct from the present indicative for commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' for negative commands.
Correct: All negative commands require 'no' before the verb, e.g., 'No abuses'.
Why: Spanish requires 'no' to make any command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abuso
The present tense of abusar (abuso, abusas, abusa) describes current or habitual actions of taking advantage.
Preterite
yo: abusé
The preterite of abusar (abusé, abusaste, abusó) marks completed actions of taking advantage in the past.
Imperfect
yo: abusaba
The imperfect of abusar (abusaba, abusabas) describes habitual or ongoing past actions of taking advantage.
Future
yo: abusaré
The future tense of abusar (abusaré, abusarás) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: abusaría
The conditional of abusar (abusaría, abusarías) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: abuse
The present subjunctive of abusar (abuse, abuses, abusen) follows expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abusara
The imperfect subjunctive of abusar (e.g., abusara, abusaras) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no abuses
Negative commands with 'abusar' use the present subjunctive with 'no', like 'no abuses'.