chocar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
chocar — to crash
The affirmative imperative uses 'choca' (tú) and 'choque' (usted), with the 'qu' spelling change in formal forms.
chocar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct command, like telling someone to 'high five' (choque esos cinco) or to intentionally crash something.
Notes on chocar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
¡Choca esos cinco!
High five! (Literally: Crash those five!)
tú
Choque las copas para el brindis.
Clink the glasses for the toast.
usted
Chocad los vasos ahora.
Clink the glasses now (plural/informal Spain).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'choce' for the formal command.
Correct: choque
Why: The spelling must change from 'c' to 'qu' before an 'e' to preserve the pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: choco
The present tense of chocar is entirely regular: choco, chocas, choca, chocamos, chocáis, chocan.
Preterite
yo: choqué
The preterite of chocar is regular except for the 'yo' form (choqué), which requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: chocaba
The imperfect of chocar is regular: chocaba, chocabas, chocaba, chocábamos, chocabais, chocaban.
Future
yo: chocaré
The future tense of chocar is regular: chocaré, chocarás, chocará, chocaremos, chocaréis, chocarán.
Conditional
yo: chocaría
The conditional of chocar is regular: chocaría, chocarías, chocaría, chocaríamos, chocaríais, chocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: choque
The present subjunctive of chocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: choque, choques, choque, choquemos, choquéis, choquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: chocara
The imperfect subjunctive of chocar is regular based on the third-person preterite: chocara, chocaras, chocara, chocáramos, chocarais, chocaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no choques
The negative imperative of chocar uses the present subjunctive forms: no choques, no choque, no choquemos, no choquéis, no choquen.