datar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
datar — to date
Use 'data', 'date', 'dad', 'datemos', 'daten' for direct commands with 'datar'.
datar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood to give direct orders or instructions. For 'datar', this means telling someone to date something or someone. For example, '¡Data la fecha en el documento!' means 'Date the document!'.
Notes on datar in the Affirmative Imperative
The affirmative imperative for 'datar' is regular for all forms except 'tú', which follows the pattern of dropping the -ar and adding -a. 'Vosotros' takes the standard -ad ending.
Example Sentences
Data la fecha de hoy aquí.
Date today's date here.
tú
Por favor, date prisa.
Please, hurry up.
usted
¡Datad las cartas antes de enviarlas!
Date the letters before sending them!
vosotros
Datemos el inicio del proyecto.
Let's date the start of the project.
nosotros
Daten la información en el formulario.
Date the information on the form.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: Use 'data' for the tú imperative, not 'datas'.
Why: The tú imperative for regular -ar verbs ends in -a, while the present indicative ends in -as.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' with negative commands.
Correct: Always use 'no' before the verb in negative commands.
Why: Spanish negative commands require 'no' placed directly before the conjugated verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dato
The present tense of 'datar' (dato, datas, data, datamos, datáis, datan) is for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: daté
The preterite of 'datar' is regular: daté, dataste, dató, datamos, datasteis, dataron.
Imperfect
yo: databa
The imperfect of 'datar' (databa, databas, databa, datábamos, databais, databan) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: dataré
The future tense of 'datar' (dataré, datarás, datará, dataremos, dataréis, datarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: dataría
The conditional of 'datar' (dataría, datarías, dataría, dataríamos, dataríais, datarían) expresses 'would' actions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: date
The present subjunctive of 'datar' (date, dates, datemos, datéis, daten) is used for wishes, doubts, and recommendations.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: datara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'datar' (datara/datase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dates
Use 'no dates', 'no date', 'no datéis', 'no datemos', 'no daten' for negative commands with 'datar'.