conducir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
conducir — to drive
Use 'conduce' for tú and 'conduzca' for formal/plural commands.
conducir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct instructions to a driver, like 'Drive slower!' or 'Drive me home.'
Notes on conducir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (conduce), but the 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Conduce con cuidado, por favor!
Drive carefully, please!
tú
Conduzca usted más despacio.
Drive slower (formal).
usted
Conducid vosotros, yo estoy cansado.
You guys drive, I am tired.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: conduzca (for tú)
Correct: conduce
Why: Conduzca is for 'usted' (formal). For a friend (tú), use the same form as the present indicative 'él' form.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'conducir' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: conduzco
Conducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form (conduzco), but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: conduje
Conducir is irregular in the preterite, using a 'j' stem: conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron.
Imperfect
yo: conducía
Conducir is regular in the imperfect: conducía, conducías, conducía, conducíamos, conducíais, conducían.
Future
yo: conduciré
Conducir is regular in the future: conduciré, conducirás, conducirá, conduciremos, conduciréis, conducirán.
Conditional
yo: conduciría
Conducir is regular in the conditional: conduciría, conducirías, conduciría, conduciríamos, conduciríais, conducirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: conduzca
The present subjunctive of conducir follows the 'yo' form change: conduzca, conduzcas, conduzca, conduzcamos, conduzcáis, conduzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: condujera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: condujera, condujeras, condujera, condujéramos, condujerais, condujeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no conduzcas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no conduzcas, no conduzca, no conduzcamos, no conduzcáis, no conduzcan.