causar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
causar — to cause
The imperative of causar uses the present indicative for tú and subjunctive forms for others: causa, cause, causemos, causad, causen.
causar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to command someone to cause a specific effect, often used in creative or rhetorical contexts like 'cause an impact'.
Notes on causar in the Affirmative Imperative
Causar is regular. Remember that 'vosotros' simply replaces the 'r' of the infinitive with a 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Causa una buena impresión en la cita!
Cause a good impression on the date!
tú
Causen un impacto positivo en su comunidad.
Cause a positive impact in your community.
ustedes
Causemos una revolución de ideas.
Let's cause a revolution of ideas.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: causas
Correct: causa
Why: The affirmative tú command does not include the 's' of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: causo
Causar is completely regular in the present: causo, causas, causa, causamos, causáis, causan.
Preterite
yo: causé
The preterite of causar is regular: causé, causaste, causó, causamos, causasteis, causaron.
Imperfect
yo: causaba
The imperfect of causar follows the standard -aba pattern: causaba, causabas, causaba, causábamos, causabais, causaban.
Future
yo: causaré
The future of causar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: causaré, causarás, causará, causaremos, causaréis, causarán.
Conditional
yo: causaría
The conditional of causar is regular: causaría, causarías, causaría, causaríamos, causaríais, causarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cause
The present subjunctive of causar uses -e endings: cause, causes, cause, causemos, causéis, causen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: causara
The imperfect subjunctive of causar is regular: causara, causaras, causara, causáramos, causarais, causaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no causes
The negative imperative of causar uses the present subjunctive: no causes, no cause, no causemos, no causéis, no causen.