cancelar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cancelar — cancel
The imperative of 'cancelar' has regular forms for commands: cancela (tú), cancele (usted), cancelamos (nosotros), cancelad (vosotros), cancelen (ustedes).
cancelar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative of 'cancelar' for direct commands, telling someone to cancel something. For example, '¡Cancela tu cita!' means 'Cancel your appointment!'
Notes on cancelar in the Affirmative Imperative
Cancelar is regular in the imperative. Notice the tú form 'cancela' is the same as the él/ella/usted form in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Cancela la suscripción ahora.
Cancel the subscription now.
tú
Por favor, cancele la orden.
Please cancel the order.
usted
¡Cancelad vuestros vuelos!
Cancel your flights!
vosotros
Cancelen la reunión, por favor.
Cancel the meeting, please.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú: 'No, que canceles la cita'.
Correct: For a positive command to 'tú', use the imperative: 'Cancela la cita'.
Why: The imperative is used for direct commands. The subjunctive is used for negative commands or indirect requests.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros imperative 'cancelemos' with the present subjunctive 'cancelemos'.
Correct: They are the same form, but the context clarifies if it's a suggestion ('Let's cancel') or a subjunctive clause.
Why: In this case, the form is identical, so context is key.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cancelo
The present tense of 'cancelar' (cancelo) is regular and used for current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: cancelé
The preterite of 'cancelar' (cancelé) is regular and used for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: cancelaba
The imperfect tense of 'cancelar' (cancelaba) describes habitual or ongoing past actions and background descriptions.
Future
yo: cancelaré
The future tense of 'cancelar' (cancelaré) is regular and used for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: cancelaría
The conditional of 'cancelar' (cancelaría) is regular and used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cancele
The present subjunctive of 'cancelar' (cancele) is used after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, and in negative commands.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cancelara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'cancelar' (cancelara/cancelase) describes hypothetical or ongoing past actions in dependent clauses.
Negative Imperative
yo: no canceles
Negative commands for 'cancelar' use the present subjunctive: no canceles (tú), no cancele (usted), no cancelemos (nosotros), no canceléis (vosotros), no cancelen (ustedes).