agachar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
agachar — to lower
Use agacha (tú) and agachen (ustedes) for direct commands.
agachar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. Think of telling someone 'Do this!' or 'Don't do that!'. For 'agachar', you'd use it to tell someone to lower themselves or something.
Notes on agachar in the Affirmative Imperative
Agachar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form, 'agacha', is the same as the present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Agacha la cabeza cuando pases por aquí!
Lower your head when you pass by here!
tú
Agachen las herramientas con cuidado.
Lower the tools carefully.
ustedes
Agachemos la vista para no ver el accidente.
Let's lower our gaze so as not to see the accident.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: For positive commands, use the imperative: '¡Agacha!', not '¡Agaches!'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands. The subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' form is 'agachad'.
Why: This form is used primarily in Spain for informal plural commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agacho
Use the present tense of agachar for actions happening now or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: agaché
Use the preterite of agachar for completed actions like lowering something at a specific past moment.
Imperfect
yo: agachaba
Use the imperfect of agachar for ongoing or habitual past actions, like constantly lowering something.
Future
yo: agacharé
Use the future tense (agacharé) for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: agacharía
Use the conditional (agacharía) for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agache
Use the present subjunctive (agache) after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agachara
Use the imperfect subjunctive (agachara/agachase) for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agaches
Use 'no agaches' (tú) and 'no agachen' (ustedes) for negative commands.