apartar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
apartar — to move away
Apartar's affirmative imperative commands are: aparta (tú), aparte (usted), apartemos (nosotros), apartad (vosotros), aparten (ustedes).
apartar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'apartar,' you'd tell someone to move aside or move something away.
Notes on apartar in the Affirmative Imperative
The affirmative imperative of apartar is regular for -ar verbs, except for the 'vosotros' form which drops the 'r' and adds a 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Aparta! El coche viene.
Move aside! The car is coming.
tú
Señora, aparte un poco, por favor.
Madam, move aside a little, please.
usted
Apartemos los platos sucios.
Let's move the dirty dishes.
nosotros
¡Apartad la mesa del centro!
Move the coffee table!
vosotros
Ustedes, aparten esas cajas.
You all, move those boxes away.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands, like 'Tú apartas'.
Correct: Use the imperative form: '¡Tú aparta!'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands.
Mistake: Forgetting to add 'no' for negative commands.
Correct: Negative commands use the subjunctive: 'No apartes'.
Why: Spanish uses the subjunctive for negative commands, not the imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparto
The present indicative of apartar is regular: aparto, apartas, aparta, apartamos, apartáis, apartan.
Preterite
yo: aparté
The preterite of apartar is regular: aparté, apartaste, apartó, apartamos, apartasteis, apartaron.
Imperfect
yo: apartaba
The imperfect of apartar is regular: apartaba, apartabas, apartaba, apartábamos, apartabais, apartaban.
Future
yo: apartaré
The future tense of apartar is regular: apartaré, apartarás, apartará, apartaremos, apartaréis, apartarán.
Conditional
yo: apartaría
The conditional of apartar is regular: apartaría, apartarías, apartaría, apartaríamos, apartaríais, apartarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparte
The present subjunctive of apartar is: aparte (yo/él/ella/usted), apartes (tú), apartemos (nosotros), apartéis (vosotros), aparten (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apartara
The imperfect subjunctive of apartar has two forms, e.g., apartara/apartase (él/ella/usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no apartes
Negative commands for apartar use the present subjunctive: no apartes (tú), no aparte (usted), no apartemos (nosotros), no apartéis (vosotros), no aparten (ustedes).