deportar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
deportar — to deport
Deportar commands: deporta (tú), deporte (usted), deportemos (nosotros), deporten (ustedes), deportad (vosotros).
deportar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands. For deportar, this means ordering someone to deport another person or group.
Notes on deportar in the Affirmative Imperative
Deportar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form is deportad.
Example Sentences
¡Deporta a ese inmigrante ilegal!
Deport that illegal immigrant!
tú
Señor presidente, deporte a los que no cumplen la ley.
Mr. President, deport those who don't follow the law.
usted
¡Deportemos a los que causan problemas!
Let's deport those who cause problems!
nosotros
¡Deportadlos ahora mismo!
Deport them right now!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú: 'No deportas'.
Correct: The affirmative tú command is 'deporta'. Negative commands use the subjunctive.
Why: Spanish has distinct forms for affirmative and negative commands, and for different persons.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form: 'deportar'.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'deportad'.
Why: The '-d' ending is characteristic of the vosotros imperative for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deporto
The present tense of deportar (deporto, deportas, deporta, deportamos, deportáis, deportan) describes current or habitual deportations.
Preterite
yo: deporté
The preterite of deportar is regular: deporté, deportaste, deportó, deportamos, deportasteis, deportaron.
Imperfect
yo: deportaba
The imperfect of deportar (deportaba, deportabas, deportaba, deportábamos, deportabais, deportaban) describes ongoing or habitual past deportations.
Future
yo: deportaré
The future tense of deportar (deportaré, deportarás, deportará, deportaremos, deportaréis, deportarán) indicates future deportations.
Conditional
yo: deportaría
The conditional of deportar (deportaría, deportarías, deportaría, deportaríamos, deportaríais, deportarían) expresses hypothetical ('would') or polite deportations.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deporte
The present subjunctive of deportar (deporte, deportes, deportemos, deporten) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deportara
The imperfect subjunctive of deportar (deportara/deportase) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deportes
Negative deportar commands use the present subjunctive: no deporta (tú), no deporte (usted), no deportemos (nosotros), no deporten (ustedes), no deportéis (vosotros).