conservar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
conservar — to preserve
Use 'conserva', 'conserve', 'conservemos', 'conservad', 'conserven' for direct commands with 'conservar'.
conservar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the affirmative imperative to give direct orders or instructions. For 'conservar', it's telling someone to actively keep or maintain something.
Notes on conservar in the Affirmative Imperative
Conserver is regular in the affirmative imperative. The tú form is 'conserva' and the vosotros form is 'conservad'.
Example Sentences
¡Conserva tu energía para el final!
Conserve your energy for the end!
tú
Señora, conserve este documento.
Madam, please keep this document.
usted
¡Conservemos la calma!
Let's keep calm!
nosotros
¡Conservad la comida bien!
Keep the food well!
vosotros
Ustedes, conserven sus boletos.
You all, keep your tickets.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'conservar' instead of a command form.
Correct: Use 'conserva' for 'tú' or 'conserve' for 'usted'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form and not used for direct commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'conservad' (vosotros).
Correct: The vosotros imperative form is 'conservad'.
Why: While many -ar verbs have an accent here in other tenses, 'conservad' does not.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: conservo
Use 'conservo', 'conservas', 'conserva', 'conservamos', 'conserváis', 'conservan' for present actions, habits, and truths with 'conservar'.
Preterite
yo: conservé
Use 'conservé', 'conservaste', 'conservó', 'conservamos', 'conservasteis', 'conservaron' for completed past actions with 'conservar'.
Imperfect
yo: conservaba
Use 'conservaba' etc. for ongoing or habitual past actions and descriptions with 'conservar'.
Future
yo: conservaré
Use 'conservaré', 'conservarás', 'conservará', etc. for future actions or probability with 'conservar'.
Conditional
yo: conservaría
Use 'conservaría', 'conservarías', 'conservaría', etc. for hypotheticals ('would keep') and polite requests with 'conservar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: conserve
Use 'conserve', 'conservemos', 'conserven' etc. for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'conservar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: conservara
Use 'conservara' or 'conservase' (and variants) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'conservar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no conserves
Use 'no conserves', 'no conserve', 'no conservemos', 'no conservéis', 'no conserven' for negative commands with 'conservar'.