botar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
botar — to throw away
Use imperative forms like 'bota' (tú) and 'boten' (ustedes) for direct commands with botar.
botar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood to give direct commands. For 'botar', this means telling someone to throw something away right now, like '¡Bota la basura!' (Throw away the trash!) or '¡Bote esa botella!' (Throw away that bottle!).
Notes on botar in the Affirmative Imperative
Botar is regular in the imperative mood. The forms are derived directly from the verb stem 'bot-' plus the standard endings.
Example Sentences
¡Bota este papel aquí!
Throw this paper away here!
tú
Botad la caja vieja, por favor.
Throw away the old box, please.
vosotros
Boten toda la comida que no sirva.
Throw away all the food that isn't good.
Botemos las botellas vacías.
Let's throw away the empty bottles.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'bota' (tú), not 'botas'.
Why: The present indicative describes ongoing actions, while the imperative is for direct orders.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' imperative ending.
Correct: It should be 'botad', not 'botan'.
Why: The 'vosotros' imperative for -ar verbs ends in -ad.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: boto
Use 'boto', 'botas', 'bota', 'botamos', 'botáis', 'botan' for current or habitual actions of throwing away.
Preterite
yo: boté
Use 'boté', 'botaste', 'botó', 'botamos', 'botasteis', 'botaron' for completed actions of throwing away.
Imperfect
yo: botaba
Use 'botaba', 'botabas', 'botaba', 'botábamos', 'botabais', 'botaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions of throwing away.
Future
yo: botaré
Use 'botaré', 'botarás', 'botará', 'botaremos', 'botaréis', 'botarán' for future actions of throwing away.
Conditional
yo: botaría
Use 'botaría', 'botarías', 'botaría', 'botaríamos', 'botaríais', 'botarían' for hypothetical or polite commands with botar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bote
Use 'bote' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'boten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, and emotions with botar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: botara
Use 'botara' or 'botase' forms for hypothetical or past subjunctive situations with botar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no botes
Use 'no botes' (tú) and 'no boten' (ustedes) for negative commands with botar.