declarar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
declarar — declare
Imperative commands for declarar are mostly regular: declara, declare, declaremos, declarad, declaren.
declarar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'declarar,' this means telling someone to declare something, like a statement or a fact.
Notes on declarar in the Affirmative Imperative
Declarar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form is 'declara', and the 'vosotros' form is 'declarad'.
Example Sentences
¡Declara la verdad!
Declare the truth!
tú
Usted, declare sus ingresos anualmente.
Sir/Madam, declare your income annually.
usted
¡Declarad vuestra inocencia!
Declare your innocence!
vosotros
Declarémoslo todos juntos.
Let's declare it all together.
nosotros
¡Declaren lo que llevan en la aduana!
Declare what you are carrying through customs!
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form instead of imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: The correct 'tú' command is 'declara', not 'declare'.
Why: The affirmative tú imperative for -ar verbs uses the 'a' ending, not the 'e' ending from the present subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' command is 'declarad'.
Why: This form is specific to Spain and is formed by dropping the '-r' from the infinitive and adding '-d'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: declaro
The present indicative of declarar is regular: declaro, declaras, declara, declaramos, declaráis, declaran.
Preterite
yo: declaré
The preterite of declarar is regular: declaré, declaraste, declaró, declaramos, declarasteis, declararon.
Imperfect
yo: declaraba
The imperfect of declarar is regular: declaraba, declarabas, declaraba, declarábamos, declarabais, declaraban.
Future
yo: declararé
The future tense of declarar (declararé) is regular and used for definite future actions or probabilities.
Conditional
yo: declararía
The conditional of declarar is regular: declararía, declararías, declararía, declararíamos, declararíais, declararían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: declare
The present subjunctive of declarar (declare) is used for wishes, doubts, and influencing others.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: declarara
The imperfect subjunctive of declarar (declarara/declarase) is used for past hypotheticals or softer requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no declares
Negative commands for 'declarar' use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no declares, no declare, no declaremos, no declaréis, no declaren.