constituir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
constituir — to constitute
Use 'constituye' (tú) or 'constituya' (usted) to give formal orders to form or establish something.
constituir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative when telling someone to form a group, establish a rule, or incorporate a business.
Notes on constituir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'constituye' (with a 'y'), and the formal/plural forms use the subjunctive stem.
Example Sentences
Constituye tú el comité de bienvenida.
You form the welcome committee.
tú
Constituyan una nueva sociedad legal.
Form (plural) a new legal partnership.
Constituyamos un frente unido.
Let's form a united front.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: constitue
Correct: constituye
Why: The informal 'tú' command requires the 'y' spelling change found in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: constituyo
Constituir changes the 'u' to 'uy' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: constituyo, constituyes, constituye, constituyen.
Preterite
yo: constituí
In the preterite, constituir uses a 'y' in the third-person forms: constituyó and constituyeron.
Imperfect
yo: constituía
Constituir is regular in the imperfect: constituía, constituías, constituía, constituíamos, constituíais, constituían.
Future
yo: constituiré
The future of constituir is regular: constituiré, constituirás, constituirá, constituiremos, constituiréis, constituirán.
Conditional
yo: constituiría
The conditional of constituir is regular: constituiría, constituirías, constituiría, constituiríamos, constituiríais, constituirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: constituya
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form of the present: constituya, constituyas, constituya, constituyamos, constituyáis, constituyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: constituyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: constituyera, constituyeras, constituyera, constituyéramos, constituyerais, constituyeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no constituyas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no constituyas, no constituya, no constituyamos, no constituyáis, no constituyan.