desembocar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
desembocar — to flow into
Commands vary by person: desemboca (tú), desembocad (vosotros), desemboque (usted).
desembocar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Rarely used for rivers, but common when giving directions to people or managing a process that should 'end up' somewhere.
Notes on desembocar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'qu' spelling change because they come from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Desemboca en la siguiente calle para llegar más rápido.
End up/come out on the next street to get there faster.
tú
Por favor, desemboque su presentación en una conclusión clara.
Please, have your presentation lead into a clear conclusion.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desemboque' for the 'tú' affirmative command.
Correct: The 'tú' command is 'desemboca'.
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desemboco
The present tense of desembocar is regular: desemboco, desembocas, desemboca, desembocamos, desembocáis, desembocan.
Preterite
yo: desemboqué
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: desemboqué, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: desembocaba
The imperfect of desembocar is regular: desembocaba, desembocabas, desembocaba, desembocábamos, desembocabais, desembocaban.
Future
yo: desembocaré
The future tense is regular: desembocaré, desembocarás, desembocará, desembocaremos, desembocaréis, desembocarán.
Conditional
yo: desembocaría
The conditional tense is regular: desembocaría, desembocarías, desembocaría, desembocaríamos, desembocaríais, desembocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desemboque
The present subjunctive uses a 'qu' spelling change in all forms: desemboque, desemboques, desemboque, desemboquemos, desemboquéis, desemboquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desembocara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: desembocara, desembocaras, desembocara, desembocáramos, desembocarais, desembocaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desemboques
All negative commands use the 'qu' spelling change: no desemboques, no desemboque, no desemboquemos, no desemboquéis, no desemboquen.