alejar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
alejar — to move away
Use 'aleja' (tú), 'aleje' (usted), 'alejemos' (nosotros), 'alejad' (vosotros), 'alejen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
alejar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or making requests. For 'alejar', you might tell someone to move a physical object or to keep their distance.
Notes on alejar in the Affirmative Imperative
Alejar is regular in the affirmative imperative. Note the 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'.
Example Sentences
¡Aleja el vaso de la mesa!
Move the glass away from the table!
tú
Señora, por favor, aléjese un poco.
Madam, please move back a little.
usted
Alejemos nuestros problemas por un momento.
Let's put our problems aside for a moment.
nosotros
¡Chicos, alejad las manos del fuego!
Kids, keep your hands away from the fire!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative 'alejas' instead of the imperative 'aleja' for 'tú'.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is 'aleja'.
Why: The imperative mood is distinct from the indicative mood for commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'aléjese' (usted).
Correct: The command is 'aléjese' with an accent.
Why: The accent is needed because the stress falls on the third-to-last syllable (ale-JÉ-se), which is typical for usted imperative forms of -ar verbs where the stem has a vowel change in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alejo
The present tense 'alejo' describes current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: alejé
The preterite 'alejé' is for completed past actions with a clear end point.
Imperfect
yo: alejaba
The imperfect 'alejaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions and background.
Future
yo: alejaré
The future tense 'alejaré' is for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: alejaría
The conditional 'aljaría' expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aleje
The present subjunctive 'aleje' is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alejara
The imperfect subjunctive 'alejara' or 'alejase' is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: alejes
Use 'no alejes' (tú), 'no aleje' (usted), 'no alejemos' (nosotros), 'no alejéis' (vosotros), 'no alejen' (ustedes) for negative commands.