ampliar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ampliar — to enlarge
The imperative uses 'amplía' (tú) and 'amplíe' (usted) to give direct orders to enlarge or extend something.
ampliar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when telling someone to enlarge a file, expand a search, or extend a deadline.
Notes on ampliar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form 'amplía' and the 'usted' form 'amplíe' both require an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Amplía la imagen para verla mejor.
Enlarge the image to see it better.
tú
Amplíe su búsqueda para encontrar más resultados.
Expand your search to find more results.
usted
Ampliemos el plazo una semana más.
Let's extend the deadline one more week.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'amplia' without the accent for the command.
Correct: amplía
Why: Without the accent, it sounds like the adjective 'wide' (feminine) or the third person present indicative 'she expands'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: amplío
The present tense of ampliar features an accent on the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: amplío, amplías, amplía, amplían.
Preterite
yo: amplié
The preterite of ampliar is regular: amplié, ampliaste, amplió, ampliamos, ampliasteis, ampliaron.
Imperfect
yo: ampliaba
The imperfect of ampliar is regular: ampliaba, ampliabas, ampliaba, ampliábamos, ampliabais, ampliaban.
Future
yo: ampliaré
The future of ampliar is regular: ampliaré, ampliarás, ampliará, ampliaremos, ampliaréis, ampliarán.
Conditional
yo: ampliaría
The conditional of ampliar is regular: ampliaría, ampliarías, ampliaría, ampliaríamos, ampliaríais, ampliarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: amplíe
The present subjunctive of ampliar requires an accent on the 'í' in most forms: amplíe, amplíes, amplíe, amplíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ampliara
The imperfect subjunctive of ampliar is regular: ampliara, ampliaras, ampliara, ampliáramos, ampliarais, ampliaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no amplíes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no amplíes, no amplíe, no ampliemos, no amplíen.