adherir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
adherir — to stick
Commands for adherir use 'adhiere' (tú) and 'adhiera' (usted).
adherir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to stick to a plan or to instruct how to apply an adhesive.
Notes on adherir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form follows the present indicative stem change (adhiere). The other forms match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Adhiere el papel con cuidado.
Stick the paper on carefully.
tú
Adhiérase a las instrucciones de seguridad.
Adhere to the safety instructions (formal).
Adhiramos este cartel aquí.
Let's stick this poster here.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'adherid' for a formal command.
Correct: adhiera
Why: 'Adherid' is the informal plural command used only in Spain; 'adhiera' is the formal singular command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adhiero
The present of adherir follows an e-to-ie stem change (adhiero, adhieres, adhiere, adhieren), except in nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: adherí
In the preterite, adherir has a third-person stem change from e to i (adhirió, adhirieron).
Imperfect
yo: adhería
The imperfect of adherir is completely regular: adhería, adherías, adhería, adheríamos, adheríais, adherían.
Future
yo: adheriré
The future of adherir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: adheriría
The conditional of adherir is regular: adheriría, adherirías, adheriría, adheriríamos, adheriríais, adherirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adhiera
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' or 'ie' stem changes: adhiera, adhieras, adhiera, adhiramos, adhiráis, adhieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adhiriera
The imperfect subjunctive of adherir uses the 'i' stem change: adhiriera, adhirieras, adhiriera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no adhieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no adhieras, no adhiera, no adhiramos, no adhieran.