apetecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
apetecer — to feel like
The imperative of apetecer is rarely used due to its meaning, but forms include apetece (tú) and apetezcan (ustedes).
apetecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is quite rare for 'apetecer' because you can't really command someone to 'feel like' something. It might appear in poetic or very specific persuasive contexts.
Notes on apetecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'apetece'. The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'z' from the subjunctive (apetezca, apetezcan).
Example Sentences
¡Apetece algo rico!
Feel like something tasty! (Very rare/poetic)
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperative to mean 'I want'.
Correct: Me apetece...
Why: Apetecer is almost always used with indirect object pronouns to express a desire, not as a direct command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apetezco
Apetecer behaves like gustar (indirect object pronouns + third person), but the 'yo' form is irregular: apetezco.
Preterite
yo: apetecí
The preterite of apetecer is regular: apetecí, apeteciste, apeteció, apetecimos, apetecisteis, apetecieron.
Imperfect
yo: apetecía
The imperfect of apetecer is regular: apetecía, apetecías, apetecía, apetecíamos, apetecíais, apetecían.
Future
yo: apeteceré
The future of apetecer is regular: apeteceré, apetecerás, apetecerá, apeteceremos, apeteceréis, apetecerán.
Conditional
yo: apetecería
The conditional of apetecer is regular: apetecería, apetecerías, apetecería, apeteceríamos, apeteceríais, apetecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apetezca
The present subjunctive of apetecer uses the 'z': apetezca, apetezcas, apetezca, apetezcamos, apetezcáis, apetezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apeteciera
The imperfect subjunctive of apetecer is regular: apeteciera, apetecieras, apeteciera, apeteciéramos, apetecierais, apetecieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apetezcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no apetezcas, no apetezca, no apetezcamos, no apetezcáis, no apetezcan.