despreciar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
despreciar — to look down on
Use 'desprecia' (tú) and 'desprecien' (ustedes) for direct commands with despreciar.
despreciar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. Use 'desprecia' to tell one person (tú) to look down on something, and 'desprecien' for multiple people (ustedes) or a formal singular person (usted).
Notes on despreciar in the Affirmative Imperative
Despreciar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form is 'despreciad'. The 'nosotros' form 'despreciemos' is the same as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Desprecia sus comentarios!
Look down on his comments!
tú
No desprecien las opiniones de los demás.
Don't look down on the opinions of others.
ustedes
Despreciemos las injusticias.
Let's look down on injustices.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'Desprecia' for 'tú', not 'desprecias'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for giving commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' in negative commands for tú.
Correct: Use 'no desprecies' (present subjunctive) instead of 'desprecia no'.
Why: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desprecio
The present tense of despreciar (desprecio, desprecias, desprecia...) describes current actions or habits.
Preterite
yo: desprecié
The preterite of despreciar is regular: desprecié, despreciaste, despreció, despreciamos, despreciasteis, despreciaron.
Imperfect
yo: despreciaba
The imperfect of despreciar (despreciaba, despreciabas...) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: despreciaré
The future tense of despreciar (despreciaré, despreciarás...) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: despreciaría
The conditional of despreciar (despreciaría, despreciarías...) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desprecie
Use 'desprecie' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) and 'desprecien' (ellos/ellas/Uds.) after wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despreciara
The imperfect subjunctive of despreciar (e.g., despreciara, despreciaras) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desprecies
Negative commands for despreciar use the present subjunctive: 'no desprecies', 'no desprecien'.