adivinar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
adivinar — to guess
Affirmative commands for adivinar: adivina (tú), adivine (usted), adivinemos (nosotros), adivinad (vosotros), adivinen (ustedes).
adivinar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to challenge someone to guess something. It's very common in games and casual conversation ('Guess what!').
Notes on adivinar in the Affirmative Imperative
Regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él/ella' form (adivina).
Example Sentences
¡Adivina qué pasó hoy!
Guess what happened today!
tú
Adivinen quién viene a cenar.
Guess (you all) who is coming to dinner.
Adivine el número del uno al diez.
Guess (formal) the number from one to ten.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adivina (for plural)
Correct: adivinen
Why: If you are talking to a group, you must use the 'ustedes' form (adivinen) or 'vosotros' form (adivinad).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adivino
The present tense of adivinar is regular: adivino, adivinas, adivina, adivinamos, adivináis, adivinan.
Preterite
yo: adiviné
The preterite of adivinar is regular: adiviné, adivinaste, adivinó, adivinamos, adivinasteis, adivinaron.
Imperfect
yo: adivinaba
Adivinar is regular in the imperfect: adivinaba, adivinabas, adivinaba, adivinábamos, adivinabais, adivinaban.
Future
yo: adivinaré
The future of adivinar is regular: adivinaré, adivinarás, adivinará, adivinaremos, adivinaréis, adivinarán.
Conditional
yo: adivinaría
The conditional of adivinar is regular: adivinaría, adivinarías, adivinaría, adivinaríamos, adivinaríais, adivinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adivine
The present subjunctive of adivinar uses 'e' endings: adivine, adivines, adivine, adivinemos, adivinéis, adivinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adivinara
The imperfect subjunctive of adivinar follows the -ra pattern: adivinara, adivinaras, adivinara, adivináramos, adivinarais, adivinaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no adivines
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adivines, no adivine, no adivinemos, no adivinéis, no adivinen.