aguantar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
aguantar — to tolerate
The imperative of aguantar gives commands: aguanta (tú), aguantad (vosotros), aguante (usted).
aguantar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to 'hold on', 'wait', or 'resist'. It's very common in sports or when asking someone to be patient.
Notes on aguantar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is identical to the third-person present indicative. The 'vosotros' form ends in 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Aguanta un segundo, ya voy!
Hold on a second, I'm coming!
tú
Aguanten el dolor, ya casi terminamos.
Endure the pain, we are almost finished.
ustedes
Aguantemos un poco más antes de rendirnos.
Let's hold on a bit longer before giving up.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: aguantar (as a command)
Correct: aguantad (for vosotros)
Why: In informal speech, some use the infinitive, but 'aguantad' is the grammatically correct plural command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aguanto
The present tense of aguantar is regular: aguanto, aguantas, aguanta, aguantamos, aguantáis, aguantan.
Preterite
yo: aguanté
The preterite of aguantar is regular: aguanté, aguantaste, aguantó, aguantamos, aguantasteis, aguantaron.
Imperfect
yo: aguantaba
The imperfect of aguantar uses the standard -aba endings: aguantaba, aguantabas, aguantaba, aguantábamos, aguantabais, aguantaban.
Future
yo: aguantaré
The future of aguantar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: aguantaré, aguantarás, aguantará, aguantaremos, aguantaréis, aguantarán.
Conditional
yo: aguantaría
The conditional of aguantar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: aguantaría, aguantarías, aguantaría, aguantaríamos, aguantaríais, aguantarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aguante
The present subjunctive of aguantar uses -e endings: aguante, aguantes, aguante, aguantemos, aguantéis, aguanten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aguantara
The imperfect subjunctive of aguantar is regular: aguantara, aguantaras, aguantara, aguantáramos, aguantarais, aguantaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aguantes
The negative imperative of aguantar uses the present subjunctive: no aguantes, no aguante, no aguantemos, no aguantéis, no aguanten.