cocinar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cocinar — to cook
The affirmative imperative of cocinar is: cocina (tú), cocine (usted), cocinemos (nosotros), cocinad (vosotros), cocinen (ustedes).
cocinar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions in a recipe. 'Cocina a fuego lento' (Cook on low heat).
Notes on cocinar in the Affirmative Imperative
Cocinar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' present indicative (cocina), while other forms match the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Cocina la carne ahora!
Cook the meat now!
tú
Cocine el pollo por veinte minutos.
Cook the chicken for twenty minutes.
usted
Cocinad algo para vuestros amigos.
Cook something for your friends.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cocinar (as a command)
Correct: cocina / cocinen
Why: Learners often use the infinitive instead of the imperative to give orders.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cocino
The present of cocinar is regular: cocino, cocinas, cocina, cocinamos, cocináis, cocinan.
Preterite
yo: cociné
The preterite of cocinar is regular: cociné, cocinaste, cocinó, cocinamos, cocinasteis, cocinaron.
Imperfect
yo: cocinaba
The imperfect of cocinar is regular: cocinaba, cocinabas, cocinaba, cocinábamos, cocinabais, cocinaban.
Future
yo: cocinaré
The future of cocinar is regular: cocinaré, cocinarás, cocinará, cocinaremos, cocinaréis, cocinarán.
Conditional
yo: cocinaría
The conditional of cocinar is regular: cocinaría, cocinarías, cocinaría, cocinaríamos, cocinaríais, cocinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cocine
The present subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocine, cocines, cocine, cocinemos, cocinéis, cocinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cocinara
The imperfect subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocinara, cocinaras, cocinara, cocináramos, cocinarais, cocinaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cocines
The negative imperative of cocinar uses present subjunctive forms: no cocines, no cocine, no cocinemos, no cocinéis, no cocinen.