colocar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
colocar — to place
The imperative of colocar gives commands: coloca (tú), coloque (usted), coloquemos (nosotros), colocad (vosotros), coloquen (ustedes).
colocar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone exactly where to put or place an object.
Notes on colocar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms are regular. The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use the 'qu' spelling change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Coloca las flores en el agua.
Place the flowers in the water.
tú
Coloque su firma aquí, por favor.
Place your signature here, please.
Coloquen sus maletas en el pasillo.
Place your suitcases in the hallway.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: coloca (for usted)
Correct: coloque
Why: 'Coloca' is only for the informal 'tú'. Use 'coloque' for formal situations.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coloco
The present tense of colocar is completely regular: coloco, colocas, coloca, colocamos, colocáis, colocan.
Preterite
yo: coloqué
The preterite of colocar features a spelling change in the first person: coloqué, colocaste, colocó, colocamos, colocasteis, colocaron.
Imperfect
yo: colocaba
The imperfect of colocar is regular: colocaba, colocabas, colocaba, colocábamos, colocabais, colocaban.
Future
yo: colocaré
The future tense of colocar is regular: colocaré, colocarás, colocará, colocaremos, colocaréis, colocarán.
Conditional
yo: colocaría
The conditional of colocar is regular: colocaría, colocarías, colocaría, colocaríamos, colocaríais, colocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coloque
The present subjunctive of colocar uses 'qu' in all forms: coloque, coloques, coloque, coloquemos, coloquéis, coloquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colocara
The imperfect subjunctive of colocar is regular: colocara, colocaras, colocara, colocáramos, colocarais, colocaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no coloques
The negative imperative of colocar uses 'qu' throughout: no coloques, no coloque, no coloquemos, no coloquéis, no coloquen.