contradecir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
contradecir — to contradict
The imperative uses 'contradice' (tú) and 'contradiga' (usted) for direct commands.
contradecir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to challenge a statement or to tell them to contradict a specific argument.
Notes on contradecir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'contradice' (unlike 'decir' which is 'di'). Formal commands use the 'g' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Contradice sus mentiras ahora mismo!
Contradict his lies right now!
tú
Contradiga usted el testimonio si es falso.
Contradict the testimony if it is false.
usted
Contradigamos esta propuesta en la reunión.
Let's contradict this proposal in the meeting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'contradi' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct form is contradice.
Why: While 'decir' is 'di', its compounds like 'contradecir' and 'predecir' use the full regularized form for tú.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: contradigo
Contradecir is highly irregular in the present, following the pattern of 'decir' with a 'g' in the 'yo' form and an e-to-i stem change.
Preterite
yo: contradije
The preterite of contradecir uses the irregular 'j' stem: contradije, contradijiste, contradijo.
Imperfect
yo: contradecía
Contradecir is regular in the imperfect: contradecía, contradecías, contradecía.
Future
yo: contradeciré
The future tense is regular for contradecir: contradeciré, contradecirás, contradecirá.
Conditional
yo: contradeciría
The conditional is regular: contradeciría, contradecirías, contradeciría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: contradiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'contradiga-' stem, derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contradijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'contradije-' stem: contradijera, contradijeras, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no contradigas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no contradigas, no contradiga.