bromear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
bromear — to joke
The affirmative imperative of bromear uses bromea (tú) and bromead (vosotros).
bromear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to joke or lighten up. It's often used in the phrase '¡Bromea un poco!' to encourage someone to be less serious.
Notes on bromear in the Affirmative Imperative
Bromear is regular. The 'vosotros' form follows the rule of replacing -r with -d.
Example Sentences
¡Bromea un poco, no seas tan serio!
Joke a little, don't be so serious!
tú
Bromee con el cliente para que se sienta cómodo.
Joke with the client so they feel comfortable.
usted
Bromeemos para relajar el ambiente.
Let's joke to relax the atmosphere.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bromear (as a command)
Correct: bromead
Why: In Spain, the 'vosotros' command is 'bromead', not the infinitive 'bromear'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bromeo
Bromear is a regular -ar verb in the present: bromeo, bromeas, bromea, bromeamos, bromeáis, bromean.
Preterite
yo: bromeé
The preterite of bromear is regular: bromeé, bromeaste, bromeó, bromeamos, bromeasteis, bromearon.
Imperfect
yo: bromeaba
The imperfect of bromear uses standard -aba endings: bromeaba, bromeabas, bromeaba, bromeábamos, bromeabais, bromeaban.
Future
yo: bromearé
The future of bromear is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: bromearé, bromearás, bromeará, etc.
Conditional
yo: bromearía
The conditional of bromear adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bromearía, bromearías, bromearía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bromee
The present subjunctive of bromear uses -e endings: bromee, bromees, bromee, bromeemos, bromeéis, bromeen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bromeara
The imperfect subjunctive of bromear follows the -ra pattern: bromeara, bromearas, bromeara, bromeáramos, bromearais, bromearan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no bromees
The negative imperative of bromear uses the present subjunctive: no bromees, no bromee, no bromeemos, no bromeéis, no bromeen.