constatar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
constatar — to verify
The imperative of constata is regular: constata, constate, constatad, constatemos, constaten.
constatar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'constatar,' you'd use it to tell someone to verify something directly, like 'Constata los hechos' (Verify the facts).
Notes on constatar in the Affirmative Imperative
Constatar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form is 'constatad', and the 'tú' form is 'constata'.
Example Sentences
Constata la fecha de la reunión, por favor.
Verify the date of the meeting, please.
tú
Constaten los resultados antes de publicar.
Verify the results before publishing.
ustedes
Constatemos que todo esté en orden.
Let's verify that everything is in order.
nosotros
Constatad la información en la fuente original.
Verify the information in the original source.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: It should be 'constata', not 'constatar'.
Why: The imperative forms are distinct from the infinitive for commands.
Mistake: Confusing the 'usted' and 'tú' forms.
Correct: Use 'constate' for 'usted' and 'constata' for 'tú'.
Why: These are different conjugations and carry different levels of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: constato
The present indicative of constata is regular: constato, constatas, constata, constatamos, constatais, constatan.
Preterite
yo: constaté
The preterite of constata is regular: constaté, constataste, constató, constatamos, constatasteis, constataron.
Imperfect
yo: constataba
The imperfect of constata is regular: constataba, constatabas, constataba, constatábamos, constatabais, constataban.
Future
yo: constataré
The future of constata is regular: constataré, constatarás, constatará, constataremos, constataréis, constatarán.
Conditional
yo: constataría
The conditional of constata is regular: constataría, constatarías, constataría, constataríamos, constataríais, constatarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: constate
The present subjunctive of constata is regular: constate, constates, constatemos, constaten, constatéis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: constatara
The imperfect subjunctive of constata uses -ra or -se endings: constatara, constataras, constatase, constatáramos, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no constates
Negative commands for constata use the present subjunctive: no constates, no constate, no constatemos, no constaten, no constatéis.