arruinar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
arruinar — to ruin
The imperative of arruinar uses arruina (tú), arruinad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
arruinar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders, though with 'arruinar', it's often used sarcastically or in specific contexts like 'Ruin his day!'.
Notes on arruinar in the Affirmative Imperative
Arruinar follows all regular imperative rules for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Arruina su plan ahora mismo!
Ruin his plan right now!
tú
Arruinen el ambiente si quieren, pero yo me voy.
Ruin the mood if you want, but I'm leaving.
ustedes
Arruinemos su sorpresa, se lo merece.
Let's ruin his surprise, he deserves it.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arruina (for 'usted')
Correct: arruine
Why: The 'usted' command must use the subjunctive ending 'e', not the indicative 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arruino
Arruinar is regular in the present tense: arruino, arruinas, arruina, arruinamos, arruináis, arruinan.
Preterite
yo: arruiné
The preterite of arruinar is regular: arruiné, arruinaste, arruinó, arruinamos, arruinasteis, arruinaron.
Imperfect
yo: arruinaba
In the imperfect, arruinar uses the regular -aba endings: arruinaba, arruinabas, arruinaba, arruinábamos, arruinabais, arruinaban.
Future
yo: arruinaré
The future of arruinar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: arruinaría
The conditional of arruinar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arruine
The present subjunctive of arruinar uses -e endings: arruine, arruines, arruine, arruinemos, arruinéis, arruinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arruinara
The imperfect subjunctive of arruinar is regular: arruinara, arruinaras, arruinara, arruináramos, arruinarais, arruinaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arruines
The negative imperative of arruinar always uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.