arreglar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
arreglar — fix
The imperative of arreglar gives commands: arregla (tú), arregle (usted), arreglad (vosotros), arreglen (ustedes).
arreglar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to fix something immediately or to tidy up their things.
Notes on arreglar in the Affirmative Imperative
Arreglar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él' form, and the 'vosotros' form just replaces the 'r' with a 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Arregla tu habitación ahora mismo!
Fix (tidy) your room right now!
tú
Arregle el motor, por favor.
Fix the engine, please.
usted
Arreglad vuestras cosas antes de salir.
Tidy your things before leaving.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'arreglar' as a command.
Correct: Use 'arregla' or 'arreglad'.
Why: The infinitive is not used for direct commands in Spanish except in very specific written instructions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arreglo
Arreglar is regular in the present: arreglo, arreglas, arregla, arreglamos, arregláis, arreglan.
Preterite
yo: arreglé
Arreglar is regular in the preterite: arreglé, arreglaste, arregló, arreglamos, arreglasteis, arreglaron.
Imperfect
yo: arreglaba
Arreglar in the imperfect uses the -aba endings: arreglaba, arreglabas, arreglaba, arreglábamos, arreglabais, arreglaban.
Future
yo: arreglaré
The future of arreglar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: arreglaría
Arreglar in the conditional adds -ía endings to the infinitive: arreglaría, arreglarías, arreglaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: arregle
The present subjunctive of arreglar uses -e endings: arregle, arregles, arregle, arreglemos, arregléis, arreglen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arreglara
The imperfect subjunctive of arreglar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: arreglara, arreglaras, arreglara, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arregles
The negative imperative of arreglar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no arregles, no arregle, etc.