confrontar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
confrontar — to face
Confronta (tú), confronte (usted), confrontemos (nosotros), confrontad (vosotros), confronten (ustedes) are the affirmative commands for confrontar.
confrontar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative with confrontar for direct commands. For 'tú,' it's confronta; for 'usted,' it's confronte. Use confrontad for 'vosotros' in Spain.
Notes on confrontar in the Affirmative Imperative
Confrontar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'.
Example Sentences
¡Confronta tus miedos!
Face your fears!
tú
Señor, confronte la situación con calma.
Sir, face the situation calmly.
usted
¡Confrontad la verdad!
Face the truth!
vosotros
Amigos, confrontemos nuestros problemas juntos.
Friends, let's face our problems together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form for 'tú' commands, like 'no confrontes'.
Correct: The affirmative 'tú' command is 'confronta', not 'confrontes'.
Why: Affirmative 'tú' commands use the present indicative stem, not the subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' on the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' command is 'confrontad', not 'confronta'.
Why: The 'd' is characteristic of the affirmative 'vosotros' imperative for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confronto
The present tense of confrontar (confronto, confrontas, confronta, confrontamos, confrontáis, confrontan) describes current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: confronté
The preterite of confrontar is regular: confronté, confrontaste, confrontó, confrontamos, confrontasteis, confrontaron.
Imperfect
yo: confrontaba
The imperfect of confrontar (confrontaba, confrontabas, confrontaba, confrontábamos, confrontabais, confrontaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: confrontaré
The future tense of confrontar (confrontaré, confrontarás, confrontará, confrontaremos, confrontaréis, confrontarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: confrontaría
The conditional of confrontar (confrontaría, confrontarías, confrontaría, confrontaríamos, confrontaríais, confrontarían) is used for hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confronte
The present subjunctive of confrontar (confronte, confrontes, confrontemos, confrontéis, confronten) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confrontara
The imperfect subjunctive of confrontar (e.g., confrontara, confrontaras) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no confrontes
Negative commands for confrontar use the present subjunctive: no confrontes (tú), no confronte (usted), no confrontemos (nosotros), no confrontéis (vosotros), no confronten (ustedes).