clasificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
clasificar — to classify
The imperative uses 'clasifica' (tú) and 'clasificad' (vosotros), while formal commands use 'clasifique/n'.
clasificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to sort, organize, or categorize items.
Notes on clasificar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms require the 'qu' spelling change (clasifique, clasifiquen) because they are borrowed from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Clasifica estos papeles antes de irte.
Classify these papers before leaving.
tú
Clasifique la mercancía por tamaño, por favor.
Classify the merchandise by size, please.
Clasificad los residuos en los contenedores correctos.
Sort (you all) the waste into the correct containers.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'clasifice' for the formal command.
Correct: clasifique
Why: Commands for 'usted' follow subjunctive spelling rules, requiring 'qu' to keep the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: clasifico
Clasificar is completely regular in the present indicative: clasifico, clasificas, clasifica, clasificamos, clasificáis, clasifican.
Preterite
yo: clasifiqué
The preterite of clasificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'clasifiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: clasificaba
The imperfect of clasificar is regular: clasificaba, clasificabas, clasificaba, clasificábamos, clasificabais, clasificaban.
Future
yo: clasificaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive clasificar.
Conditional
yo: clasificaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive clasificar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: clasifique
The present subjunctive of clasificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: clasifique, clasifiques, clasifique, clasifiquemos, clasifiquéis, clasifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: clasificara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: clasificara, clasificaras, clasificara, clasificáramos, clasificarais, clasificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no clasifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no clasifiques, no clasifique, no clasifiquemos, no clasifiquéis, no clasifiquen.