caminar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
caminar — to walk
The affirmative imperative of caminar is: camina (tú), camine (usted), caminemos (nosotros), caminad (vosotros), caminen (ustedes).
caminar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or invitations to walk.
Notes on caminar in the Affirmative Imperative
Caminar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the third-person singular present (camina).
Example Sentences
¡Camina más rápido!
Walk faster!
tú
Camine derecho dos cuadras.
Walk straight for two blocks.
Caminemos hacia el parque.
Let's walk toward the park.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'caminar' as a command.
Correct: camina
Why: The infinitive is not typically used for direct commands to a specific person in Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: camino
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
Preterite
yo: caminé
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
Imperfect
yo: caminaba
Caminar is regular in the imperfect: caminaba, caminabas, caminaba, caminábamos, caminabais, caminaban.
Future
yo: caminaré
Caminar is regular in the future: caminaré, caminarás, caminará, caminaremos, caminaréis, caminarán.
Conditional
yo: caminaría
Caminar is regular in the conditional: caminaría, caminarías, caminaría, caminaríamos, caminaríais, caminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: camine
Caminar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': camine, camines, camine, caminemos, caminéis, caminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caminara
The imperfect subjunctive of caminar uses the -ra endings: caminara, caminaras, caminara, camináramos, caminarais, caminaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no camines
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no camines, no camine, no caminemos, no caminéis, no caminen.