controlar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
controlar — control
The imperative of controlar gives direct orders: controla (tú), controlad (vosotros), or controle (usted).
controlar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to manage or regulate something immediately, like 'Control your dog!' or 'Control the volume, please.'
Notes on controlar in the Affirmative Imperative
Controlar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is the same as the present indicative 'él' form, and the 'vosotros' form replaces the 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Controla tus impulsos!
Control your impulses!
tú
Controle el acceso, por favor.
Control the access, please.
usted
Controlad la velocidad en esta curva.
Control (you all) your speed on this curve.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'controlar' as a command for 'vosotros'.
Correct: controlad
Why: In formal grammar, the 'vosotros' imperative ends in 'd', though in casual speech some people incorrectly use the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: controlo
The present tense of controlar is regular: controlo, controlas, controla, controlamos, controláis, controlan.
Preterite
yo: controlé
Controlar is regular in the preterite: controlé, controlaste, controló, controlamos, controlasteis, controlaron.
Imperfect
yo: controlaba
The imperfect of controlar uses standard -aba endings: controlaba, controlabas, controlaba, controlábamos, controlabais, controlaban.
Future
yo: controlaré
The future of controlar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: analizaré, analizarás, analizará...
Conditional
yo: controlaría
The conditional of controlar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: controlaría, controlarías, controlaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: controle
The present subjunctive of controlar uses -e endings: controle, controles, controle, controlemos, controléis, controlen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: controlara
The imperfect subjunctive of controlar is built from 'controlaron': controlara, controlaras, controlara, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no controles
The negative imperative of controlar uses the present subjunctive: no controles, no controle, no controléis...