describir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
describir — to describe
Give commands: describe (tú), describa (usted), describid (vosotros), describan (ustedes).
describir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to describe something, like a teacher giving instructions to a student.
Notes on describir in the Affirmative Imperative
All forms are regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él/ella' form.
Example Sentences
Describe tu ciudad en tres palabras.
Describe your city in three words.
tú
Por favor, describa el objeto que perdió.
Please, describe the object you lost.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'describir' as a command.
Correct: describe
Why: In Spanish, you must conjugate the verb for an imperative; the infinitive is not used for direct personal commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: describo
The present tense is regular: describo, describes, describe, describimos, describís, describen.
Preterite
yo: describí
The preterite of describir is fully regular: describí, describiste, describió, describimos, describisteis, describieron.
Imperfect
yo: describía
The imperfect uses the -ía endings: describía, describías, describía, describíamos, describíais, describían.
Future
yo: describiré
Form the future by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive: describiré.
Conditional
yo: describiría
Add -ía endings to the full infinitive: describiría, describirías, describiría, describiríamos, describiríais, describirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: describa
The present subjunctive uses 'a' endings: describa, describas, describa, describamos, describáis, describan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: describiera
Based on the 'ellos' preterite: describiera, describieras, describiera, describiéramos, describierais, describieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no describas
Negative commands use the subjunctive: no describas, no describa, no describamos, no describáis, no describan.