cabrear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cabrear — to annoy
Use 'cabrea' (tú), 'cabree' (usted), 'cabreemos' (nosotros), 'cabread' (vosotros), 'cabreen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
cabrear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood to give direct orders or commands. For 'cabrear', this means telling someone to get annoyed or to annoy someone else.
Notes on cabrear in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative of 'cabrear' is regular for -ar verbs in all forms except for the 'vosotros' form, which is formed by dropping the 'r' from the infinitive and adding 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Cabrea, que te vas a enfadar de todas formas!
Get annoyed, you're going to get angry anyway!
tú
¡Cabreen a los niños con juguetes nuevos!
Annoy the children with new toys!
ustedes
Cabread un poco, ¡no seáis tan serios!
Get a little annoyed, don't be so serious!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'cabrea' (tú) instead of 'cabreas'.
Why: The imperative forms are distinct from the indicative, especially for tú and vosotros.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted imperative forms.
Correct: Use 'cabrea' for informal commands to one person (tú) and 'cabree' for formal commands (usted).
Why: These are distinct conjugations and carry different levels of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cabreo
The present tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreo, cabreas, cabrea, cabreamos, cabreáis, cabrean.
Preterite
yo: cabreé
The preterite of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreé, cabreaste, cabreó, cabreamos, cabreasteis, cabrearon.
Imperfect
yo: cabreaba
The imperfect of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreaba, cabreabas, cabreaba, cabreábamos, cabreabais, cabreaban.
Future
yo: cabrearé
The future tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearé, cabrearás, cabreará, cabrearemos, cabrearéis, cabrearán.
Conditional
yo: cabrearía
The conditional of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearía, cabrearías, cabrearía, cabrearíamos, cabrearíais, cabrearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cabree
Use 'cabree', 'cabrees', 'cabreemos', 'cabréis', 'cabreen' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or necessity.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cabreara
Use 'cabreara' or 'cabrease' (and variants) for hypothetical past situations or polite requests in the past.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cabrees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no cabrees, no cabree, no cabreemos, no cabréis, no cabreen.