auxiliar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
auxiliar — to help
Use 'auxilia', 'auxilie', 'auxiliemos', 'auxiliad', 'auxilien' for direct commands with 'auxiliar'.
auxiliar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for direct commands. For 'tú', it uses the present indicative form (auxilia), while for formal 'usted' and 'ustedes' it uses the present subjunctive (auxilie, auxilien). The 'vosotros' form is 'auxiliad'.
Notes on auxiliar in the Affirmative Imperative
Auxiliar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form follows the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Auxilia a tu amigo!
Help your friend!
tú
Por favor, auxilie a los heridos.
Please, help the injured.
usted
¡Auxiliemos a los necesitados!
Let's help those in need!
nosotros
¡Ciudadanos, auxiliad a la patria!
Citizens, help the homeland!
vosotros
Ustedes, auxilien a la gente.
You all, help the people.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive for 'tú' commands (e.g., 'no auxilies' instead of 'auxilia').
Correct: For affirmative 'tú' commands, use the present indicative form: 'auxilia'.
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command for regular -ar verbs is the third-person singular present indicative form.
Mistake: Confusing 'auxilie' (usted/él/ella) with 'auxilies' (tú subjunctive).
Correct: Remember 'auxilie' is for formal commands (usted) and 'auxilies' is for informal negative commands (tú no).
Why: The formal command uses the 'yo' form of the present subjunctive, while the informal negative uses the 'tú' form of the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: auxilio
Use 'auxilio', 'auxilias', 'auxilia', 'auxiliamos', 'auxiliáis', 'auxilian' for current or habitual helping.
Preterite
yo: auxilié
Use 'auxilié', 'auxiliaste', 'auxilió', 'auxiliamos', 'auxiliasteis', 'auxiliaron' for completed past actions of helping.
Imperfect
yo: auxiliaba
Use 'auxiliaba', 'auxiliabas', 'auxiliaba', 'auxiliábamos', 'auxiliabais', 'auxiliaban' for ongoing or habitual past help.
Future
yo: auxiliaré
Use 'auxiliaré', 'auxiliarás', 'auxiliará', 'auxiliaremos', 'auxiliaréis', 'auxiliarán' for future help.
Conditional
yo: auxiliaría
Use 'auxiliaría', 'auxiliarías', 'auxiliaría', 'auxiliaríamos', 'auxiliaríais', 'auxiliarían' for 'would' help.
Present Subjunctive
yo: auxilie
Use 'auxilie', 'auxilies', 'auxiliemos', 'auxilien' after wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: auxiliara
Use 'auxiliara' or 'auxiliarais' for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no auxilies
Use 'no auxilies', 'no auxilie', 'no auxiliemos', 'no auxiliéis', 'no auxilien' for negative commands.