cooperar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cooperar — to cooperate
Imperative commands for cooperar: coopera (tú), coopere (usted), cooperemos (nosotros), cooperen (ustedes), cooperad (vosotros).
cooperar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands or make requests. For 'cooperar', you'd use it to tell someone to cooperate, like asking a friend to pitch in or telling a group to work together.
Notes on cooperar in the Affirmative Imperative
Cooperar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'cooperad' follows the standard -ar verb pattern.
Example Sentences
¡Coopera con la limpieza, por favor!
Cooperate with the cleaning, please!
tú
Cooperemos todos para terminar a tiempo.
Let's all cooperate to finish on time.
nosotros
¡Cooperen en este proyecto!
Cooperate on this project!
ustedes
Señor, coopere con la investigación.
Sir, cooperate with the investigation.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative 'cooperas' instead of the imperative 'coopera' for tú.
Correct: For a direct command to 'tú', use 'coopera'.
Why: The present indicative describes actions, while the imperative gives commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form and using 'cooperen' instead.
Correct: The 'vosotros' form is 'cooperad'.
Why: 'Cooperen' is for 'ustedes' (plural you formal/Latin America), while 'cooperad' is specifically for 'vosotros' (plural you informal Spain).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coopero
The present tense of cooperar (coopero, cooperas, etc.) means 'I cooperate', 'you cooperate', etc., used for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: cooperé
The preterite of cooperar is regular: cooperé, cooperaste, cooperó, cooperamos, cooperasteis, cooperaron.
Imperfect
yo: cooperaba
The imperfect of cooperar (cooperaba, cooperabas, etc.) describes past habits or ongoing actions.
Future
yo: cooperaré
The future tense of cooperar (cooperaré, cooperarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: cooperaría
The conditional of cooperar (cooperaría, cooperarías, etc.) expresses 'would' cooperate or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coopere
The present subjunctive of cooperar (coopere, cooperes, etc.) is used after expressions of desire, doubt, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cooperara
The imperfect subjunctive of cooperar (cooperara, cooperaras, etc.) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cooperes
Negative commands for cooperar use the present subjunctive after 'no'.