desgarrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
desgarrar — to tear
Use the imperative forms desgarra, desgarre, desgarrad, desgarremos, desgarren for direct commands with desgarrar.
desgarrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
This tense is for giving direct commands. You're telling someone to tear something right now. For example, you might tell a friend to tear a piece of paper or tell a group to tear up a document.
Notes on desgarrar in the Affirmative Imperative
Desgarrar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form 'desgarra' comes from the present indicative, while most others are based on the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Desgarra esa carta!
Tear up that letter!
tú
Señores, desgarren el documento por la mitad.
Gentlemen, tear the document in half.
ustedes
Amigos, desgarrad las servilletas para hacer confeti.
Friends, tear the napkins to make confetti.
vosotros
Desgarremos las entradas viejas.
Let's tear up the old tickets.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'desgarrar' for a command.
Correct: Use the imperative form, like 'desgarra' for 'tú'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb and isn't used for direct commands.
Mistake: Confusing 'desgarra' (tú) with 'desgarre' (usted).
Correct: Use 'desgarra' when speaking informally to one person ('tú') and 'desgarre' when speaking formally to one person ('usted').
Why: These are distinct command forms for different levels of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desgarro
The present tense desgarrar is regular: desgarro, desgarras, desgarra, desgarras, desgarran.
Preterite
yo: desgarré
The preterite of desgarrar is regular: desgarré, desgarraste, desgarró, desgarró, desgarraron.
Imperfect
yo: desgarraba
The imperfect of desgarrar is regular: desgarraba, desgarrabas, desgarraba, desgarrábamos, desgarrabais, desgarraban.
Future
yo: desgarraré
The future tense of desgarrar is regular: desgarraré, desgarrarás, desgarrará, desgarrarás, desgarrarán.
Conditional
yo: desgarraría
The conditional of desgarrar is regular: desgarraría, desgarrarías, desgarraría, desgarraríamos, desgarraríais, desgarrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desgarre
The present subjunctive desgarre, desgarres, desgarremos, desgarren is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desgarrara
Use the imperfect subjunctive desgarrara or desgarrase for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desgarres
Use no + present subjunctive forms like no desgarres, no desgarre, no desgarréis, no desgarremos, no desgarren to forbid actions.