coger Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
coger — to take
The imperative of coger uses 'g' for 'tú' (coge) and 'j' for 'usted' (coja).
coger Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to take or grab something.
Notes on coger in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'coge' (regular). The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the subjunctive stem with a 'j' (coja, cojan).
Example Sentences
¡Coge el teléfono!
Pick up the phone!
tú
Coja usted este asiento, por favor.
Take this seat, please.
Coged vuestras cosas y vámonos.
Grab (plural/informal) your things and let's go.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'coje' with a 'j' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct spelling is 'coge'.
Why: The informal affirmative command uses the 3rd person present indicative, which uses a 'g'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cojo
Coger is irregular in the 'yo' form (cojo) but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: cogí
The preterite of coger is regular: cogí, cogiste, cogió, cogimos, cogisteis, cogieron.
Imperfect
yo: cogía
The imperfect of coger is regular: cogía, cogías, cogía, cogíamos, cogíais, cogían.
Future
yo: cogeré
The future tense of coger is regular: cogeré, cogerás, cogerá, cogeremos, cogeréis, cogerán.
Conditional
yo: cogería
The conditional of coger is regular: cogería, cogerías, cogería, cogeríamos, cogeríais, cogerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coja
The present subjunctive of coger uses 'j' in all forms: coja, cojas, coja, cojamos, cojáis, cojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of coger is regular based on the preterite: cogiera, cogieras, cogiera, cogiéramos, cogierais, cogieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cojas
The negative imperative of coger always uses 'j': no cojas, no coja, no cojamos, no cojáis, no cojan.