chillar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
chillar — to scream
Use chilla, chille, chillad, chillemos, chillen for direct commands with chillar.
chillar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct commands. 'Chilla' is for 'tú', 'chilla' for 'usted', 'chillad' for 'vosotros', 'chillemos' for 'nosotros', and 'chillen' for 'ustedes'.
Notes on chillar in the Affirmative Imperative
Chillar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form 'chillad' follows the standard -ar verb pattern.
Example Sentences
¡Chilla fuerte si necesitas ayuda!
Scream loudly if you need help!
tú
¡Chillen todos juntos!
Everyone scream together!
¡Chillaos más fuerte, por favor!
Scream louder, please!
vosotros
¡Chillemos antes de que sea tarde!
Let's scream before it's too late!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'chilla' for tú, not 'chillas'.
Why: The imperative forms are distinct from the indicative for commands.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted forms.
Correct: Use 'chilla' for tú and 'chille' for usted.
Why: These are different command forms for different levels of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: chillo
The present tense of chillar (chillo, chillas, chilla, chillamos, chilláis, chillan) is for actions happening now or habitual screaming.
Preterite
yo: chillé
The preterite of chillar (chillé, chillaste, chilló, chillamos, chillasteis, chillaron) describes completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: chillaba
The imperfect of chillar (chillaba, chillabas, chillaba, chillábamos, chillabais, chillaban) describes ongoing or habitual past screaming.
Future
yo: chillaré
The future tense of chillar (chillaré, chillarás, chillará, chillaremos, chillaréis, chillarán) expresses actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: chillaría
The conditional of chillar (chillaría, chillarías, chillaría, chillaríamos, chillaríais, chillarían) is used for hypotheticals ('would scream').
Present Subjunctive
yo: chille
The present subjunctive of chillar (chille, chilles, chillemos, chillen) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: chillara
The imperfect subjunctive of chillar (chillara/chillase) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no chilles
Negative commands with chillar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no chilles, no chille, no chilléis, no chillemos, no chillen.