asumir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
asumir — to take on
The affirmative imperative forms are: asume (tú), asuma (usted), asumamos (nosotros), asumid (vosotros), asuman (ustedes).
asumir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command or strongly encourage someone to take on a role or accept a fact.
Notes on asumir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is the same as the third-person singular present indicative (asume).
Example Sentences
Asume tus errores ahora mismo.
Own up to your mistakes right now.
tú
Asuma la dirección de la empresa.
Take over the management of the company.
Asumid el control de la situación.
Take control of the situation (you all).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: asumen (as a command)
Correct: asuman
Why: The command for 'ustedes' uses the -an ending (subjunctive), not the -en ending (indicative).
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'asumir' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: asumo
The present tense of asumir is regular: asumo, asumes, asume, asumimos, asumís, asumen.
Preterite
yo: asumí
The preterite of asumir is regular: asumí, asumiste, asumió, asumimos, asumisteis, asumieron.
Imperfect
yo: asumía
Asumir is regular in the imperfect: asumía, asumías, asumía, asumíamos, asumíais, asumían.
Future
yo: asumiré
The future of asumir is regular: asumiré, asumirás, asumirá, asumiremos, asumiréis, asumirán.
Conditional
yo: asumiría
The conditional of asumir is regular: asumiría, asumirías, asumiría, asumiríamos, asumiríais, asumirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asuma
The present subjunctive of asumir is regular: asuma, asumas, asuma, asumamos, asumáis, asuman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asumiera
The imperfect subjunctive of asumir uses the -ra endings: asumiera, asumieras, asumiera, asumiéramos, asumierais, asumieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no asumas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no asumas, no asuma, no asumamos, no asumáis, no asuman.