cosechar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
cosechar — to harvest
Use the imperative to give direct commands like 'cosecha' (harvest!) or 'cosechad' (harvest!).
cosechar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. Use it to tell someone to harvest something right now, like telling a farmer '¡Cosecha el trigo!' (Harvest the wheat!) or a group '¡Cosechen las uvas!' (Harvest the grapes!).
Notes on cosechar in the Affirmative Imperative
Cosechar is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form is 'cosechad', which drops the 'r' and adds 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Cosecha las manzanas ahora!
Harvest the apples now!
tú
¡Coseche usted las fresas!
You (formal) harvest the strawberries!
usted
¡Cosechemos pronto!
Let's harvest soon!
nosotros
¡Cosechad las patatas!
Harvest the potatoes! (you all, informal Spain)
vosotros
¡Cosechen todo el maíz!
Harvest all the corn! (you all)
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use the imperative form, like 'cosecha' instead of 'cosechas'.
Why: The present indicative describes ongoing actions, not direct commands.
Mistake: Confusing 'tú' and 'usted' forms.
Correct: Use 'cosecha' for 'tú' and 'coseche' for 'usted'.
Why: These are distinct commands directed at different levels of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cosecho
Use the present tense for habitual harvests or things happening now, like 'cosecho' (I harvest) or 'cosechan' (they harvest).
Preterite
yo: coseché
Use preterite for completed harvests, like 'coseché' (I harvested) or 'cosecharon' (they harvested).
Imperfect
yo: cosechaba
Use imperfect for ongoing or habitual past harvests, like 'yo cosechaba' (I used to harvest) or 'ellos cosechaban' (they used to harvest).
Future
yo: cosecharé
Use the future tense for harvests that will happen, like 'cosecharé' (I will harvest) or 'cosecharán' (they will harvest).
Conditional
yo: cosecharía
Use conditional for hypothetical harvests ('I would harvest') or polite requests, like 'cosecharía' or 'cosecharían'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coseche
Use present subjunctive after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion, like 'Espero que coseches bien' (I hope you harvest well).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cosechara
Use imperfect subjunctive for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'si cosechara' (if I were to harvest).
Negative Imperative
yo: no coseches
Use negative commands like 'no coseches' (don't harvest) based on the present subjunctive.