asimilar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
asimilar — to take in
Use the imperative of asimilar for direct commands: asimila (tú), asimile (usted), asimilemos (nosotros), asimilen (ustedes), asimilad (vosotros).
asimilar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. Use it to tell someone to 'take in' or 'assimilate' something, like information or a new idea. For example, '¡Asimila esta lección!' (Assimilate this lesson!).
Notes on asimilar in the Affirmative Imperative
Asimilar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros command form is 'asimilad'.
Example Sentences
¡Asimila bien esta información!
Assimilate this information well!
tú
Señores, asimilen los cambios propuestos.
Gentlemen, assimilate the proposed changes.
ustedes
¡Asimilad la cultura local!
Assimilate the local culture!
vosotros
Asimilemos la nueva estrategia.
Let's assimilate the new strategy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú.
Correct: The correct tú command is 'asimila', not 'asimiles'.
Why: The tú imperative form for regular -ar verbs ends in -a, while the present subjunctive ends in -es.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form.
Correct: The correct vosotros command is 'asimilad', not 'asimila'.
Why: For regular -ar verbs, the vosotros imperative adds a 'd' to the verb stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asimilo
The present tense of asimilar is regular: asimilo, asimilas, asimila, asimilamos, asimiláis, asimilan.
Preterite
yo: asimilé
The preterite of asimilar is regular: asimile, asimilaste, asimiló, asimilamos, asimilasteis, asimilaron.
Imperfect
yo: asimilaba
The imperfect of asimilar is regular: asimilaba, asimilabas, asimilaba, asimilábamos, asimilabais, asimilaban.
Future
yo: asimilaré
The future tense of asimilar is regular: asimilaré, asimilarás, asimilará, asimilaremos, asimilaréis, asimilarán.
Conditional
yo: asimilaría
The conditional of asimilar is regular: asimilaría, asimilarías, asimilaría, asimilaríamos, asimilaríais, asimilarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asimile
Use the present subjunctive of asimilar for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty (asimilé, asimiles, asimile, asimilemos, asimiléis, asimilen).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asimilara
Use the imperfect subjunctive (asimilaras/asimilaras) for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Negative Imperative
yo: no asimiles
Use 'no' + present subjunctive for negative commands: no asimiles (tú), no asimile (usted), no asimilemos (nosotros), no asimilen (ustedes), no asimiléis (vosotros).