centrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
centrar — to center
The affirmative imperative of centrar gives direct commands: centra, centre, centremos, centrad, centren.
centrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to center an object (like a photo or furniture) or to tell them to focus their attention.
Notes on centrar in the Affirmative Imperative
Centrar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is 'centra' and the 'vosotros' form replaces 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Centra el texto antes de imprimir!
Center the text before printing!
tú
Centren su atención en la pantalla, por favor.
Center your attention on the screen, please.
ustedes
Centrad el cuadro en el pasillo.
Center the painting in the hallway (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'centrar' as a command instead of 'centra'.
Correct: centra
Why: The infinitive is not used for direct affirmative commands in the tú form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: centro
The present of centrar is regular: centro, centras, centra, centramos, centráis, centran.
Preterite
yo: centré
The preterite of centrar is regular: centré, centraste, centró, centramos, centrasteis, centraron.
Imperfect
yo: centraba
The imperfect of centrar uses the standard -aba endings: centraba, centrabas, centraba, centrábamos, centrabais, centraban.
Future
yo: centraré
The future of centrar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: centraré, centrarás, centrará, centraremos, centraréis, centrarán.
Conditional
yo: centraría
The conditional of centrar is regular: centraría, centrarías, centraría, centraríamos, centraríais, centrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: centre
The present subjunctive of centrar changes the 'a' to 'e': centre, centres, centre, centremos, centréis, centren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: centrara
The imperfect subjunctive of centrar is centrara, centraras, centrara, centráramos, centrarais, centraran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no centres
The negative imperative of centrar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no centres, no centre, no centremos, no centréis, no centren.