concebir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
concebir — to conceive
Use 'concibe' (tú) or 'conciban' (ustedes) to tell someone to form an idea.
concebir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or strong suggestions regarding the formation of ideas or plans.
Notes on concebir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'él' form (concibe). The 'usted/ustedes/nosotros' forms use the present subjunctive stem (concib-).
Example Sentences
Concibe un plan antes de actuar.
Conceive a plan before acting.
tú
Concibamos una solución juntos.
Let's conceive a solution together.
nosotros
Conciban el proyecto como algo global.
Conceive the project as something global.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: concebe (tú)
Correct: concibe
Why: The imperative 'tú' follows the stem change of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: concibo
Concebir follows an e-i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: concebí
Concebir has a third-person stem change (e-i) in the preterite: concibió and concibieron.
Imperfect
yo: concebía
The imperfect of concebir is completely regular: concebía, concebías, concebía...
Future
yo: concebiré
Concebir is regular in the future; just add endings to the infinitive (concebiré).
Conditional
yo: concebiría
The conditional of concebir is regular: concebiría, concebirías, concebiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: conciba
Concebir changes the stem to 'concib-' for all subjects in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: concibiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'concib-' stem: concibiera, concibieras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no concibas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.