consolar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
consolar — to comfort
The affirmative imperative uses the stem-changed form for 'tú' and 'usted': consuela, consuele, consolemos, consolad, consuelen.
consolar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone directly to comfort another person.
Notes on consolar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (consuela) and 'usted/ustedes' forms (consuele/n) show the O-to-UE stem change. The 'vosotros' and 'nosotros' forms do not.
Example Sentences
¡Consuela a tu hermano, que está llorando!
Comfort your brother, he's crying!
tú
Consuele usted a la paciente, por favor.
Comfort the patient, please (formal).
usted
Consolad a vuestros amigos en estos momentos.
Comfort your friends in these moments (plural/informal Spain).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'consola' for the tú command.
Correct: consuela
Why: The tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative, which has the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consuelo
Consolar follows the O-to-UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: consuelo, consuelas, consuela, consolamos, consoláis, consuelan.
Preterite
yo: consolé
Consolar is completely regular in the preterite: consolé, consolaste, consoló, consolamos, consolasteis, consolaron.
Imperfect
yo: consolaba
Consolar is regular in the imperfect, using the standard -aba endings: consolaba, consolabas, consolaba, consolábamos, consolabais, consolaban.
Future
yo: consolaré
The future of consolar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: consolaría
The conditional of consolar is regular: consolaría, consolarías, consolaría, consolaríamos, consolaríais, consolarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consuele
The present subjunctive follows the O-to-UE stem change, except for nosotros and vosotros: consuele, consueles, consuele, consolemos, consoléis, consuelen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consolara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: consolara, consolaras, consolara, consoláramos, consolarais, consolaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no consueles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no consueles, no consuele, no consolemos, no consoléis, no consuelen.