conseguir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
conseguir — to get
The imperative uses the 'i' stem change for most commands: consigue (tú), consiga (usted), consigamos (nosotros), consigan (ustedes).
conseguir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to 'get' something or 'achieve' a task immediately.
Notes on conseguir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'consigue' (same as present indicative). The 'vosotros' form is 'conseguid' (regular). All other forms use the present subjunctive stems.
Example Sentences
Consigue las llaves, por favor.
Get the keys, please.
tú
Consiga el informe para la reunión.
Get the report for the meeting.
usted
Consigamos algo de beber.
Let's get something to drink.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: conseguí (as a command)
Correct: consigue
Why: Conseguí is the preterite 'yo' form. The informal command is 'consigue'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consigo
Conseguir is a stem-changing (e to i) verb in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: conseguí
Conseguir undergoes a stem change (e to i) in the third-person forms of the preterite: consiguió and consiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: conseguía
Conseguir is regular in the imperfect: conseguía, conseguías, conseguía, conseguíamos, conseguíais, conseguían.
Future
yo: conseguiré
Conseguir is completely regular in the future tense: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: conseguiría
The conditional of conseguir is regular: conseguiría, conseguirías, conseguiría, conseguiríamos, conseguiríais, conseguirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consiga
The present subjunctive of conseguir uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: consiga, consigas, consiga, consigamos, consigáis, consigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: consiguiera, consiguieras, consiguiera, consiguiéramos, consiguierais, consiguieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no consigas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no consigas, no consiga, no consigamos, no consigáis, no consigan.