agotar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
agotar — to exhaust
Commands with 'agota' (tú), 'agote' (usted), 'agoten' (ustedes), 'agotemos' (nosotros), 'agota' (vosotros).
agotar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative to give direct commands or make strong suggestions to someone. For 'agotar', you might tell someone to use up a resource, like '¡Agotemos las ideas!' (Let's exhaust all the ideas!).
Notes on agotar in the Affirmative Imperative
Agotar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The tú form is the same as the present indicative él/ella/usted form.
Example Sentences
¡Agotad vuestra energía en el partido!
Exhaust your energy in the match!
vosotros
Sr. López, agote el café y tráigame otro.
Mr. Lopez, finish the coffee and bring me another.
usted
Chicos, agotemos los bocadillos antes de que cierren.
Guys, let's finish the sandwiches before they close.
nosotros
Tú, agota ese informe hoy mismo.
You, finish that report today.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú commands.
Correct: Use 'agota', not 'agotes'.
Why: The tú imperative form for regular -ar verbs is the same as the present indicative él/ella/usted form, not the subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros imperative.
Correct: It's 'agota**d**', not 'agota'.
Why: The vosotros imperative adds a 'd' to the infinitive stem.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'agotar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: agoto
Present tense actions: 'agoto' (I exhaust), 'agotas' (you exhaust), 'agota' (he/she/it exhausts).
Preterite
yo: agoté
Completed past actions like 'agoté' (I exhausted), 'agotaste' (you exhausted), 'agotó' (he/she/it exhausted).
Imperfect
yo: agotaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions: 'agotaba' (I was exhausting), 'agotabas' (you were exhausting), 'agotaba' (he/she/it was exhausting).
Future
yo: agotaré
Future actions: 'agotarè' (I will exhaust), 'agotaràs' (you will exhaust), 'agotarà' (he/she/it will exhaust).
Conditional
yo: agotaría
Hypothetical or polite actions: 'agotarìa' (I would exhaust), 'agotarìas' (you would exhaust), 'agotarìa' (he/she/it would exhaust).
Present Subjunctive
yo: agote
Present subjunctive 'agote' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'agotes' (tú), 'agoten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agotara
Past subjunctive uses like 'agotara' or 'agotarara' for hypotheticals or past wishes/doubts.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agotes
Negative commands like 'no agotes' (tú), 'no agote' (usted), 'no agoten' (ustedes), 'no agotemos' (nosotros), 'no agotéis' (vosotros).