agradar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
agradar — to please
Use the imperative of agradar for direct commands: agrada, agrade, agrademos, agradad, agraden.
agradar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for direct commands or requests. With agradar, it means 'please do this' or 'make this pleasing to someone'.
Notes on agradar in the Affirmative Imperative
Agradar is regular in the affirmative imperative, following the pattern for regular -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Agradad a vuestros padres!
Please your parents!
vosotros
Agrade a todos con su sonrisa.
Please everyone with your smile.
usted
Agrademos la oportunidad.
Let's please (appreciate) the opportunity.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the tú affirmative imperative 'agrada' with the present tense 'agrada' for él/ella/usted.
Correct: The tú imperative is 'agrada' (no accent), used for direct commands to 'tú'. The él/ella/usted present indicative is also 'agrada', but used for statements.
Why: Context and the presence of a direct command signal the imperative use.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrado
The present tense of agradar (agrado, agradas, agrada, etc.) means 'to please' or 'to be pleasing' right now or habitually.
Preterite
yo: agradé
The preterite of agradar is regular: agradé, agradaste, agradó, agradamos, agradasteis, agradaron.
Imperfect
yo: agradaba
The imperfect of agradar (agradaba, agradabas, etc.) describes past actions or states that were ongoing or habitual.
Future
yo: agradaré
The future tense of agradar (agradaré, agradarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
Conditional
yo: agradaría
The conditional of agradar (agradaría, agradarías, etc.) is used for hypotheticals ('would please'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrade
The present subjunctive of agradar (agrade, agrades, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agradara
The imperfect subjunctive of agradar (agradara/agradase forms) is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agrades
Negative commands for agradar use the present subjunctive: no agrades, no agrade, no agrademos, no agradéis, no agraden.