ahorcar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ahorcar — to hang
The imperative of ahorcar uses the regular 'tú' form (ahorca) but switches to 'qu' for others: ahorque, ahorquemos, ahorcad, ahorquen.
ahorcar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct orders. Note: this verb is often used reflexively (ahórcate) or in very specific contexts like hanging objects or in fiction.
Notes on ahorcar in the Affirmative Imperative
The spelling change c -> qu occurs in all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
¡Ahorca ese saco de una vez!
Hang that bag once and for all!
tú
Ahorquen al traidor.
Hang the traitor.
ustedes
Ahorcad la carne para que se seque.
Hang the meat so that it dries.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ahorce (usted)
Correct: ahorque
Why: Learners forget the 'u' needed to keep the hard 'k' sound in formal commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ahorco
The present tense of ahorcar is completely regular: ahorco, ahorcas, ahorca, ahorcamos, ahorcáis, ahorcan.
Preterite
yo: ahorqué
The preterite of ahorcar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: ahorqué, ahorcaste, ahorcó, ahorcamos, ahorcasteis, ahorcaron.
Imperfect
yo: ahorcaba
The imperfect of ahorcar is regular: ahorcaba, ahorcabas, ahorcaba, ahorcábamos, ahorcabais, ahorcaban.
Future
yo: ahorcaré
The future tense of ahorcar is regular: ahorcaré, ahorcarás, ahorcará, ahorcaremos, ahorcaréis, ahorcarán.
Conditional
yo: ahorcaría
The conditional of ahorcar is regular: ahorcaría, ahorcarías, ahorcaría, ahorcaríamos, ahorcaríais, ahorcarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ahorque
The present subjunctive of ahorcar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all persons: ahorque, ahorques, ahorque, ahorquemos, ahorquéis, ahorquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ahorcara
The imperfect subjunctive of ahorcar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: ahorcara, ahorcaras, ahorcara, ahorcáramos, ahorcarais, ahorcaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ahorques
The negative imperative of ahorcar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no ahorques, no ahorque, no ahorquemos, no ahorquéis, no ahorquen.