atracar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
atracar — to rob
Commands use 'atraca' (tú) and 'atraque' (usted/ustedes) with spelling changes in the formal forms.
atracar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to rob something (in fiction!) or to dock a vessel.
Notes on atracar in the Affirmative Imperative
Formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the spelling change 'qu' from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Atraca el barco ahora!
Dock the boat now!
tú
Atraquen el banco con rapidez.
Rob the bank quickly.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atrace
Correct: atraque
Why: The formal command 'usted' must use 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atraco
Atracar is completely regular in the present indicative: atraco, atracas, atraca, atracamos, atracáis, atracan.
Preterite
yo: atraqué
Atracar has a spelling change ONLY in the 'yo' form: atraqué, atracaste, atracó, atracamos, atracasteis, atracaron.
Imperfect
yo: atracaba
Atracar is regular in the imperfect: atracaba, atracabas, atracaba, atracábamos, atracabais, atracaban.
Future
yo: atracaré
Atracar is regular in the future: just add endings to the infinitive (atracaré, atracarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: atracaría
Atracar is regular in the conditional: atracaría, atracarías, atracaría, atracaríamos, atracaríais, atracarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atraque
Atacar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: atraque, atraques, atraque, atraquemos, atraquéis, atraquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atracara
The imperfect subjunctive of atracar is regular based on the third-person preterite: atracara, atracaras, atracara, atracáramos, atracarais, atracaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atraques
Negative commands always use the spelling change: no atraques, no atraque, no atraquemos, no atraquéis, no atraquen.