colaborar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
colaborar — to collaborate
Use the imperative of colaborar for direct commands: colabora, colaboremos, colaboren, etc.
colaborar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative of 'colaborar' to directly tell someone or a group to collaborate. It's like saying 'Hey, work together on this!'
Notes on colaborar in the Affirmative Imperative
Colaborar is regular in the imperative. Remember the accent on 'colaborad' for vosotros.
Example Sentences
¡Colabora en el proyecto, por favor!
Collaborate on the project, please!
tú
Colaboremos para terminar a tiempo.
Let's collaborate to finish on time.
nosotros
Señores, colaboren con la investigación.
Gentlemen, collaborate with the investigation.
ustedes
¡Vosotros, colaborad en la limpieza!
You all (Spain), collaborate on the cleaning!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a command, like 'Colaboras en el proyecto'.
Correct: Use the imperative form: '¡Colabora en el proyecto!'
Why: The imperative is specifically for giving commands; the present tense describes ongoing actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros command form: 'Colaborar'.
Correct: The correct form is 'Colaborad'.
Why: The imperative has unique forms for each person, including vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: colaboro
The present tense of colaborar is regular: colaboro, colaboras, colabora, colaboramos, colaboráis, colaboran.
Preterite
yo: colaboré
The preterite of colaborar is regular: colaboré, colaboraste, colaboró, colaboramos, colaborasteis, colaboraron.
Imperfect
yo: colaboraba
The imperfect of colaborar describes past habits or ongoing actions: colaboraba, colaborábamos, colaboraban.
Future
yo: colaboraré
The future tense of colaborar is regular: colaboraré, colaborarás, colaborará, colaboraremos, colaboraréis, colaborarán.
Conditional
yo: colaboraría
The conditional of colaborar is regular: colaboraría, colaborarías, colaboraría, colaboraríamos, colaboraríais, colaborarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: colabore
The present subjunctive of colaborar is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions: colabore, colaboremos, colaboren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colaborara
The imperfect subjunctive of colaborar expresses past hypotheticals or wishes: colaborara, colaboraras, colaborase.
Negative Imperative
yo: no colabores
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no colabores, no colaboremos, no colaboren.