designar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
designar — to appoint
Use the imperative of designar for direct commands like 'designa' (tú) or 'designen' (ustedes).
designar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'designar,' you'd use it to tell someone to appoint someone or something, like '¡Designa a tu representante!' (Appoint your representative!).
Notes on designar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative for 'designar' is regular for all forms except 'vosotros', which is 'designad'. The 'tú' form 'designa' is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Designa a un nuevo líder!
Appoint a new leader!
tú
Designen un comité para investigar.
Appoint a committee to investigate.
ustedes
Designemos un día para reunirnos.
Let's appoint a day to meet.
nosotros
Designad a vuestro portavoz.
Appoint your spokesperson.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive form for the tú command, e.g., 'no designes' instead of 'designa'.
Correct: The affirmative tú command is 'designa', not 'diseñes'.
Why: The affirmative tú command is formed from the él/ella/usted form of the present indicative, not the subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' when giving a negative command, e.g., 'No designa a Juan' instead of 'No designes a Juan'.
Correct: All negative commands use the present subjunctive, so the tú negative is 'no designes'.
Why: Spanish uses the present subjunctive for all negative commands, regardless of the person.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: designo
The present tense of designar (designo, designas, designa...) describes current or habitual acts of appointing.
Preterite
yo: designé
The preterite of designar (designé, designaste, designó...) marks completed actions of appointing in the past.
Imperfect
yo: designaba
The imperfect of designar (designaba, designabas...) describes past habitual or ongoing appointments.
Future
yo: designaré
The future tense of designar (designaré, designarás...) indicates future appointments or probability.
Conditional
yo: designaría
The conditional of designar (designaría, designarías...) expresses hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: designe
The present subjunctive of designar (e.g., designe, designes) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: designara
The imperfect subjunctive of designar (e.g., designara, designaras) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no designes
Negative commands with 'designar' use the present subjunctive, like 'no designes' (tú) or 'no designen' (ustedes).