decidir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
decidir — to decide
The imperative of decidir gives direct commands: decide, decida, decidamos, decidid, decidan.
decidir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to make a choice. It's common in situations where a quick resolution is needed.
Notes on decidir in the Affirmative Imperative
Decidir is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'he/she' form, and the 'vosotros' form just replaces the 'r' with a 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Decide ahora mismo!
Decide right now!
tú
Decidamos pronto para no perder tiempo.
Let's decide soon so we don't waste time.
nosotros
Decidan ustedes el color de la pintura.
You all decide the color of the paint.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: decidir (as a command)
Correct: decidid (for vosotros) or decide (for tú)
Why: In Spanish, you cannot use the infinitive as a direct command to a person.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: decido
Decidir is a regular -ir verb in the present: decido, decides, decide, decidimos, decidís, deciden.
Preterite
yo: decidí
The preterite of decidir is regular: decidí, decidiste, decidió, decidimos, decidisteis, decidieron.
Imperfect
yo: decidía
The imperfect of decidir uses standard -ía endings: decidía, decidías, decidía, decidíamos, decidíais, decidían.
Future
yo: decidiré
The future of decidir adds endings to the infinitive: decidiré, decidirás, decidirá, decidiremos, decidiréis, decidirán.
Conditional
yo: decidiría
The conditional of decidir uses the infinitive plus -ía: decidiría, decidirías, decidiría, decidiríamos, decidiríais, decidirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: decida
The present subjunctive of decidir changes the vowel to 'a': decida, decidas, decida, decidamos, decidáis, decidan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: decidiera
The imperfect subjunctive of decidir uses the preterite stem: decidiera, decidieras, decidiera, decidiéramos, decidierais, decidieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no decidas
The negative imperative of decidir uses the present subjunctive: no decidas, no decida, no decidamos, no decidáis, no decidan.