desmontar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
desmontar — to take apart
Direct commands for desmontar: ¡desmonta tú!, ¡desmonte usted!, ¡desmontemos nosotros!, ¡desmonten ustedes!, ¡desmontad vosotros!
desmontar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders or instructions. For 'desmontar', this means telling someone to take something apart right now.
Notes on desmontar in the Affirmative Imperative
Desmontar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is the same as the present indicative, and the 'vosotros' form is regular for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Desmonta la estantería, por favor!
Take apart the bookshelf, please!
tú
Señores, ¡desmonten el escenario rápido!
Gentlemen, take down the stage quickly!
ustedes
¡Desmontemos la bicicleta para guardarla!
Let's take apart the bicycle to store it!
nosotros
¡Desmontad el motor antes de que sea tarde!
Take apart the engine before it's too late!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form instead of the imperative for tú.
Correct: It should be '¡Desmonta tú!', not '¡Desmontes tú!'.
Why: The negative tú command uses the subjunctive ('no desmontes'), but the affirmative tú command is from the present indicative.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' command ending.
Correct: The 'vosotros' command is '¡desmontad!', not '¡desmontar!'.
Why: The vosotros imperative for -ar verbs replaces the -r with a -d.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desmonto
Present tense for 'desmontar' (desmonto, desmontas, etc.) for actions happening now or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: desmonté
Completed actions in the past for 'desmontar': desmonté, desmontaste, desmontó, desmontamos, desmontasteis, desmontaron.
Imperfect
yo: desmontaba
Past ongoing or habitual actions for 'desmontar': desmontaba, desmontabas, desmontaba, desmontábamos, desmontabais, desmontaban.
Future
yo: desmontaré
Future actions for 'desmontar': desmontaré, desmontarás, desmontará, desmontaremos, desmontaréis, desmontarán.
Conditional
yo: desmontaría
Hypothetical or polite actions for 'desmontar': desmontaría, desmontarías, desmontaría, desmontaríamos, desmontaríais, desmontarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desmonte
Present subjunctive for 'desmontar' (desmonte, desmontes, etc.) used after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desmontara
Past subjunctive for 'desmontar' (desmontara/desmontase) used in hypothetical or uncertain past situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desmontes
Negative commands for desmontar: ¡no desmontes tú!, ¡no desmonte usted!, ¡no desmontemos nosotros!, ¡no desmonten ustedes!, ¡no desmontéis vosotros!