deslizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
deslizar — to slide
The imperative uses 'desliza' for informal commands and 'deslice' for formal ones, including the Z to C change.
deslizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use commands to tell someone to slide a screen, a door, or an object.
Notes on deslizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and the 'nosotros' form use the 'c' spelling change (deslice, deslicen, deslicemos).
Example Sentences
Desliza el dedo para desbloquear el teléfono.
Slide your finger to unlock the phone.
tú
Deslice la tarjeta por la ranura, por favor.
Slide the card through the slot, please.
Deslicemos el sofá hacia la pared.
Let's slide the sofa toward the wall.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desliza' for a formal 'usted' command.
Correct: deslice
Why: Formal commands must use the subjunctive-style ending with the spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deslizo
The present tense of deslizar is completely regular: deslizo, deslizas, desliza, deslizamos, deslizáis, deslizan.
Preterite
yo: deslicé
The preterite of deslizar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: deslicé, deslizaste, deslizó, deslizamos, deslizasteis, deslizaron.
Imperfect
yo: deslizaba
The imperfect of deslizar is regular: deslizaba, deslizabas, deslizaba, deslizábamos, deslizabais, deslizaban.
Future
yo: deslizaré
The future tense of deslizar is regular: deslizaré, deslizarás, deslizará, deslizaremos, deslizaréis, deslizarán.
Conditional
yo: deslizaría
The conditional of deslizar is regular: deslizaría, deslizarías, deslizaría, deslizaríamos, deslizaríais, deslizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deslice
The present subjunctive of deslizar features a Z to C spelling change: deslice, deslices, deslice, deslicemos, deslicéis, deslicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deslizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: deslizara, deslizaras, deslizara, deslizáramos, deslizarais, deslizaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deslices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no deslices, no deslice, no deslicemos, no deslicéis, no deslicen.