almorzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
almorzar — to have lunch
Use 'almuerza' (tú) or 'almuerce' (usted) to tell someone to eat lunch.
almorzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or suggestions about lunch, like telling a friend to eat or inviting a group to lunch.
Notes on almorzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'almuerza' (o > ue). The other forms use the subjunctive stems (almuerce, almorcemos, almuercen), which include the z > c change.
Example Sentences
¡Almuerza ahora para no tener hambre luego!
Eat lunch now so you aren't hungry later!
tú
Almuerce con nosotros, señor García.
Have lunch with us, Mr. García.
Almorcemos en ese café nuevo.
Let's have lunch in that new cafe.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'almorza' for the tú command.
Correct: almuerza
Why: The affirmative tú command usually takes the present indicative 'él/ella' form, which has the o > ue stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: almuerzo
Almorzar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: almorcé
Almorzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (almorcé) but follows regular -ar endings otherwise.
Imperfect
yo: almorzaba
Almorzar is regular in the imperfect: almorzaba, almorzabas, almorzaba, etc.
Future
yo: almorzaré
Almorzar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: almorzaría
The conditional of almorzar is regular: almorzaría, almorzarías, almorzaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: almuerce
Combines the 'o > ue' stem change with the 'z > c' spelling change (almuerce, almuerces).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: almorzara
The imperfect subjunctive of almorzar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: almorzara, almorzaras.
Negative Imperative
yo: no almuerces
Negative commands for almorzar always use the present subjunctive forms: no almuerces, no almuerce.