contrastar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
contrastar — to contrast
Imperative commands for 'contrastar' are: contrasta, no contrastes, contraste, no contraste, contrastemos, no contrastemos, contrastad, no contrastéis, contrasten, no contrasten.
contrastar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands. For tú, use 'contrasta'; for usted/ustedes/él/ella, use 'contraste'/'contrasten'; for nosotros, use 'contrastemos'; and for vosotros, use 'contrastad'.
Notes on contrastar in the Affirmative Imperative
Contrastar follows the regular -ar verb pattern for the affirmative imperative.
Example Sentences
¡Contrasta los colores tú mismo!
Contrast the colors yourself!
tú
Contraste los dos documentos, por favor.
Contrast the two documents, please.
usted
Contrastemos las diferencias claramente.
Let's contrast the differences clearly.
nosotros
¡Contrastad las opiniones antes de decidir!
Contrast the opinions before deciding!
vosotros
Contraste las opciones disponibles.
Contrast the available options.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for tú: 'Tú contrastas...'
Correct: Contrasta los datos.
Why: The imperative is used for direct commands, not for stating facts.
Mistake: Confusing vosotros affirmative and negative: 'Contrastáis no...'
Correct: No contrastéis las ideas.
Why: The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive form with 'no'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: contrasto
The present tense of 'contrastar' is regular: contrasto, contrastas, contrasta, contrastamos, contrastáis, contrastan.
Preterite
yo: contrasté
The preterite of 'contrastar' is regular: contrasté, contrastaste, contrastó, contrastamos, contrastasteis, contrastaron.
Imperfect
yo: contrastaba
The imperfect of 'contrastar' is regular: contrastaba, contrastabas, contrastaba, contrastábamos, contrastabais, contrastaban.
Future
yo: contrastaré
The future tense of 'contrastar' is regular: contrastaré, contrastarás, contrastará, contrastaremos, contrastaréis, contrastarán.
Conditional
yo: contrastaría
The conditional of 'contrastar' is regular: contrastaría, contrastarías, contrastaría, contrastaríamos, contrastaríais, contrastarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: contraste
The present subjunctive of 'contrastar' is: contraste, contrastes, contraste, contrastemos, contrastéis, contrasten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contrastara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'contrastar' has -ra and -se forms, like contrastara/contrastase, contrastaras/contrastases, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no contrastes
Negative commands for 'contrastar' use the present subjunctive: no contrastes, no contraste, no contrastemos, no contrastéis, no contrasten.