
apostar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
apostar — to bet
Commands use the stem change (o > ue) except for vosotros: apuesta, apueste, apostemos, apostad, apuesten.
apostar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to place a bet or to encourage someone to take a chance.
Notes on apostar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (apuesta) and 'usted' forms (apueste/n) show the stem change. The 'vosotros' form (apostad) is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Apuesta por el número siete!
Bet on number seven!
tú
Apostemos todos juntos.
Let's all bet together.
nosotros
Apuesten con responsabilidad.
Bet (you all) responsibly.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'apuestad' for the vosotros command.
Correct: The correct form is apostad.
Why: The affirmative vosotros command for -ar verbs always ends in -ad and never has a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apuesto
Apostar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: aposté
The preterite of apostar is regular: aposté, apostaste, apostó, apostamos, apostasteis, apostaron.
Imperfect
yo: apostaba
The imperfect of apostar is regular: apostaba, apostabas, apostaba, apostábamos, apostabais, apostaban.
Future
yo: apostaré
The future of apostar is regular: apostaré, apostarás, apostará, apostaremos, apostaréis, apostarán.
Conditional
yo: apostaría
The conditional of apostar is regular: apostaría, apostarías, apostaría, apostaríamos, apostaríais, apostarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apueste
The present subjunctive follows the 'o > ue' stem change: apueste, apuestes, apueste, apostemos, apostéis, apuesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apostara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: apostara, apostaras, apostara, apostáramos, apostarais, apostaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apuestes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no apuestes, no apueste, no apostemos, no apostéis, no apuesten.