competir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
competir — to compete
Use 'compite' (tú) or 'compita' (usted) to command someone to compete.
competir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or encouragement during a sport or contest.
Notes on competir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (compite) and 'usted' form (compita) both feature the e > i stem change.
Example Sentences
¡Compite con todas tus fuerzas!
Compete with all your might!
tú
Compita usted con calma.
Compete (formal) calmly.
¡Compitamos por el equipo!
Let's compete for the team!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: compete
Correct: compite
Why: The imperative 'tú' form follows the present indicative stem change (e > i).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compito
Competir is an e > i stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: competí
Competir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: compitió and compitieron.
Imperfect
yo: competía
Competir is regular in the imperfect: competía, competías, competía, competíamos, competíais, competían.
Future
yo: competiré
Competir is regular in the future tense: competir + endings (é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
Conditional
yo: competiría
Competir is regular in the conditional: competiría, competirías, competiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: compita
Competir changes e > i in all forms of the present subjunctive (compita, compitamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compitiera
Based on the preterite 'compitieron', the stem is 'compitiera' for all forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compitas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no compitas, no compita.