arrancar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
arrancar — to start
The imperative of arrancar gives direct commands: arranca (tú), arranque (usted), arranquen (ustedes).
arrancar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to start a car, pull something out, or get a project moving immediately.
Notes on arrancar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (arranca). The formal forms (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'qu' spelling change because they use subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
¡Arranca el coche ya!
Start the car now!
tú
Arranque el motor, por favor.
Start the engine, please.
¡Arranquemos con la presentación!
Let's start with the presentation!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arrance (usted)
Correct: arranque
Why: Formal commands for 'arrancar' must use 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arranco
The present tense of arrancar is completely regular: arranco, arrancas, arranca, arrancamos, arrancáis, arrancan.
Preterite
yo: arranqué
The preterite of arrancar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (arranqué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: arrancaba
The imperfect of arrancar is regular: arrancaba, arrancabas, arrancaba, arrancábamos, arrancabais, arrancaban.
Future
yo: arrancaré
The future tense of arrancar is regular: arrancaré, arrancarás, arrancará, arrancaremos, arrancaréis, arrancarán.
Conditional
yo: arrancaría
The conditional of arrancar is regular: arrancaría, arrancarías, arrancaría, arrancaríamos, arrancaríais, arrancarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arranque
The present subjunctive of arrancar undergoes a spelling change: arranque, arranques, arranque, arranquemos, arranquéis, arranquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrancara
The imperfect subjunctive of arrancar is regular (arrancara) and uses the -ra or -se endings.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arranques
The negative imperative of arrancar uses the 'qu' spelling change: no arranques, no arranque, no arranquemos, no arranquéis, no arranquen.