anochecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
anochecer — to get dark
The imperative of anochecer is rarely used personally, but forms include: anochece (tú), anochezca (usted).
anochecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Commands with 'anochecer' are rare and usually poetic or used in a figurative sense, as humans cannot control the sunset.
Notes on anochecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (anochece), while 'usted' and 'ustedes' use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Anochece de una vez!
Get dark already! (talking to the day/sky)
tú
Anochezcamos con alegría.
Let us welcome the night with joy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'anochezca' for the 'tú' command.
Correct: The affirmative 'tú' command is 'anochece'.
Why: Affirmative 'tú' commands usually look like the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anochezco
The present tense of anochecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (anochezco), but otherwise follows regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: anochecí
The preterite of anochecer is regular: anochecí, anocheciste, anocheció, anochecimos, anochecisteis, anochecieron.
Imperfect
yo: anochecía
The imperfect of anochecer is regular: anochecía, anochecías, anochecía, anochecíamos, anochecíais, anochecían.
Future
yo: anocheceré
The future of anochecer is regular: anocheceré, anochecerás, anochecerá, anocheceremos, anocheceréis, anochecerán.
Conditional
yo: anochecería
The conditional of anochecer is regular: anochecería, anochecerías, anochecería, anocheceríamos, anocheceríais, anochecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anochezca
The present subjunctive of anochecer uses the irregular 'zc' stem: anochezca, anochezcas, anochezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anocheciera
The imperfect subjunctive of anochecer uses the stem 'anochecie-': anocheciera, anochecieras, anocheciera, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no anochezcas
The negative imperative of anochecer uses the present subjunctive forms: no anochezca, no anochezcas.