acelerar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
acelerar — to speed up
Use imperative forms like 'acelera' (tú) for direct commands, e.g., '¡Acelera!'
acelerar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'acelerar,' you'd use it to tell someone to speed up, like '¡Acelera!' or '¡Aceleremos!' (Let's speed up!).
Notes on acelerar in the Affirmative Imperative
Acelerar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'. The 'vosotros' form replaces the infinitive 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Acelera, que llegamos tarde!
Speed up, we're going to be late!
tú
Por favor, aceleren la producción.
Please, speed up the production.
ustedes
Aceleremos el paso un poco.
Let's speed up our pace a bit.
nosotros
¡Acelerad vuestro coche!
Speed up your car!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: For a direct command like 'Speed up!', use 'Acelera' (tú) instead of 'aceleras'.
Why: The indicative describes actions, while the imperative directly tells someone what to do.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'acelerad', not 'acelera'.
Why: The '-d' ending is a specific marker for the 'vosotros' imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acelero
Present tense 'acelero', 'aceleras', etc., describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: aceleré
Preterite 'aceleré', 'aceleraste', etc., marks completed past actions like 'I sped up'.
Imperfect
yo: aceleraba
Imperfect 'aceleraba' describes past ongoing actions or descriptions.
Future
yo: aceleraré
Future tense 'aceleraré', 'acelerarás', etc., predicts or expresses probability.
Conditional
yo: aceleraría
Conditional 'aceleraría', 'acelerarías', etc., means 'would' speed up.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acelere
Present subjunctive like 'acelere' follows wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acelerara
Use imperfect subjunctive like 'acelerara' for past hypotheticals or wishes, often with 'si' (if).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aceleres
Negative commands use 'no' plus present subjunctive, like 'no aceleres' (tú).