dedicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
dedicar — to dedicate
The imperative of dedicar uses the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: dedica, dedique, dediquemos, dedicad, dediquen.
dedicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to dedicate their time or effort to something, or to dedicate a performance or book.
Notes on dedicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Dedica más tiempo a tu familia.
Dedicate more time to your family.
tú
Dedique esta canción a quien quiera.
Dedicate this song to whoever you want.
usted
Dediquemos un momento a reflexionar.
Let's dedicate a moment to reflect.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dedice' for the formal command.
Correct: dedique
Why: Spelling changes from the present subjunctive carry over to the imperative for formal commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dedico
The present tense of dedicar is regular: dedico, dedicas, dedica, dedicamos, dedicáis, dedican.
Preterite
yo: dediqué
The preterite of dedicar has a spelling change only in the first person (yo): dediqué, dedicaste, dedicó, dedicamos, dedicasteis, dedicaron.
Imperfect
yo: dedicaba
The imperfect of dedicar is regular: dedicaba, dedicabas, dedicaba, dedicábamos, dedicabais, dedicaban.
Future
yo: dedicaré
The future tense of dedicar is regular: dedicaré, dedicarás, dedicará, dedicaremos, dedicaréis, dedicarán.
Conditional
yo: dedicaría
The conditional of dedicar is regular: dedicaría, dedicarías, dedicaría, dedicaríamos, dedicaríais, dedicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dedique
The present subjunctive of dedicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': dedique, dediques, dedique, dediquemos, dediquéis, dediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dedicara
The imperfect subjunctive of dedicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: dedicara, dedicaras, dedicara, dedicáramos, dedicarais, dedicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dediques
The negative imperative of dedicar uses the present subjunctive forms: no dediques, no dedique, no dediquemos, no dediquéis, no dediquen.