comportar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
comportar — to entail
Comporta, comporte, comportemos, comportad, comporten are the imperative commands for comportar.
comportar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands or make requests. For 'comportar,' this means telling someone how to behave or act directly.
Notes on comportar in the Affirmative Imperative
Comportar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is formed by dropping the -ar and adding -a, while the 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms drop the -ar and add -e, like in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Comporta bien en la fiesta!
Behave well at the party!
tú
Señores, por favor, compórtense.
Gentlemen, please, behave yourselves.
ustedes
Comportemos con dignidad.
Let's behave with dignity.
nosotros
Comportad vuestras armas con cuidado.
Carry your weapons carefully.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: Use '¡Comporta!' not '¡Comportar!'.
Why: The imperative mood changes the verb ending to indicate a command.
Mistake: Confusing 'comporta' (tú) and 'comporte' (usted).
Correct: Use 'comporta' for informal commands to one person and 'comporte' for formal commands to one person.
Why: Spanish distinguishes between formal and informal address, and this is reflected in the imperative forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comporto
The present indicative (comporto, comportas, comporta, comportamos, comportáis, comportan) describes current actions and habits.
Preterite
yo: comporté
Comporté, compraste, compró, compramos, comprastéis, compraron are the regular preterite forms of comportarse.
Imperfect
yo: comportaba
The imperfect of comportar (comportaba, comportabas, comportaba, comportábamos, comportabais, comportaban) describes past habits and ongoing actions.
Future
yo: comportaré
The future tense (comportaré, comportarás, comportará, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: comportaría
The conditional of comportar (comportaría, comportarías, comportaría, etc.) expresses hypotheticals and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comporte
The present subjunctive (comporte, comportes, comportemos, comportéis, comporten) expresses wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comportara
The imperfect subjunctive of comportar (comportara/comportase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and in polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comportes
Negative commands like no comportes, no comporte, no comportemos, no comportéis, no comporten use the present subjunctive.