cegar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cegar — to blind
The imperative of cegar uses 'ciega' (tú) and 'ciegue' (usted).
cegar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for commands, though it's often used figuratively (e.g., 'Don't let yourself be blinded').
Notes on cegar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative follows the present indicative stem change (e-ie) and the present subjunctive spelling change (g-gu) for formal commands.
Example Sentences
Ciega al enemigo con el espejo.
Blind the enemy with the mirror.
tú
Ciegue a los oponentes con su talento, señor.
Blind the opponents with your talent, sir.
usted
Ceguemos a la audiencia con estas luces.
Let's blind the audience with these lights.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cega
Correct: ciega
Why: The informal 'tú' command uses the same form as the third-person singular present, which has the e-ie change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ciego
Cegar is a stem-changing verb (e-ie) in the present tense (ciego, ciegas...).
Preterite
yo: cegué
Cegar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (cegué) to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: cegaba
The imperfect of cegar is regular: cegaba, cegabas, cegaba...
Future
yo: cegaré
The future tense of cegar is completely regular: cegaré, cegarás, cegará...
Conditional
yo: cegaría
The conditional of cegar is regular: cegaría, cegarías, cegaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ciegue
Cegar undergoes an e-ie stem change and a g-gu spelling change in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cegara
The imperfect subjunctive of cegar is regular in its stem (cegar-).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ciegues
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no ciegues, no ciegue.