anunciar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
anunciar — announce
The imperative of anunciar gives commands: anuncia (tú), anuncie (usted), anunciad (vosotros), anuncien (ustedes).
anunciar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to announce something, like a speaker at an event or a student in class.
Notes on anunciar in the Affirmative Imperative
Anunciar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is the same as the third-person present indicative.
Example Sentences
Anuncia el próximo vuelo, por favor.
Announce the next flight, please.
tú
Anuncien los nombres de los ganadores ahora.
Announce the names of the winners now.
ustedes
Anunciemos el trato antes de que sea tarde.
Let's announce the deal before it's too late.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: anunciar (as a command)
Correct: anuncia / anunciad
Why: In Spanish, you cannot use the infinitive as a direct command to a person; you must use the imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anuncio
The present of anunciar is regular: anuncio, anuncias, anuncia, anunciamos, anunciáis, anuncian.
Preterite
yo: anuncié
Anunciar is regular in the preterite: anuncié, anunciaste, anunció, anunciamos, anunciasteis, anunciaron.
Imperfect
yo: anunciaba
The imperfect of anunciar uses the regular -aba endings: anunciaba, anunciabas, anunciaba, anunciábamos, anunciabais, anunciaban.
Future
yo: anunciaré
The future of anunciar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: anunciaré, anunciarás, anunciará...
Conditional
yo: anunciaría
The conditional of anunciar is regular: anunciaría, anunciarías, anunciaría, anunciaríamos, anunciaríais, anunciarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anuncie
The present subjunctive of anunciar follows the regular -ar pattern: anuncie, anuncies, anuncie, anunciemos, anunciéis, anuncien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anunciara
The imperfect subjunctive of anunciar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite stem: anunciara, anunciaras, anunciara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no anuncies
The negative imperative of anunciar uses the present subjunctive forms: no anuncies, no anuncie, no anuncien.