culminar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
culminar — to culminate
Use the imperative 'culmina', 'culmine', 'culminemos', 'culminen', 'culminad' for direct commands.
culminar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for direct commands. For 'tú', it uses the present indicative form (culmina). For other persons, it uses the present subjunctive (culmine, culminemos, culminen), except for 'vosotros' which is formed by dropping the -r from the infinitive and adding -d (culminad).
Notes on culminar in the Affirmative Imperative
Culminar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form (culmina) comes from the present indicative, while the other affirmative imperative forms are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Culmina tu trabajo antes de las cinco!
Finish your work before five!
tú
Señores, culminen el proyecto a tiempo.
Gentlemen, complete the project on time.
ustedes
¡Amigos, culminad vuestra tarea!
Friends, finish your task!
vosotros
Culminemos este capítulo juntos.
Let's finish this chapter together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form for 'tú' commands, like 'No culmines tu trabajo'.
Correct: For affirmative 'tú' commands, use the present indicative: 'Culmina tu trabajo'. For negative, use the subjunctive: 'No culmines'.
Why: The affirmative 'tú' imperative is unique and takes the present indicative form, not the subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the 'vosotros' form, e.g. 'culmina'.
Correct: The 'vosotros' imperative is 'culminad'.
Why: The 'vosotros' imperative is formed by replacing the '-r' of the infinitive with '-d'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: culmino
The present tense 'culmino', 'culminas', 'culmina', 'culminamos', 'culmináis', 'culminan' describes current actions or general truths.
Preterite
yo: culminé
The preterite of culminar is regular: culminé, culminaste, culminó, culminamos, culminasteis, culminaron.
Imperfect
yo: culminaba
The imperfect 'culminaba', 'culminabas', 'culminaba', 'culminábamos', 'culminabais', 'culminaban' describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: culminaré
The future tense 'culminaré', 'culminarás', 'culminará', 'culminaremos', 'culminaréis', 'culminarán' indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: culminaría
The conditional 'culminaría', 'culminarías', 'culminaría', 'culminaríamos', 'culminaríais', 'culminarían' expresses hypotheticals ('would').
Present Subjunctive
yo: culmine
The present subjunctive 'culmine', 'culmines', 'culminemos', 'culminen' expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: culminara
The imperfect subjunctive 'culminara' or 'culminase' is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or uncertain past events.
Negative Imperative
yo: no culmines
Form negative commands with 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no culmines', 'no culmine', 'no culminemos', 'no culminen', 'no culminéis'.