diferenciar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
diferenciar — to distinguish
The imperative of diferenciar gives commands: diferencia (tú), diferenciad (vosotros), or diferencie (usted).
diferenciar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to tell two things apart or to make a distinction in their work or speech.
Notes on diferenciar in the Affirmative Imperative
Diferenciar is regular. The 'tú' form matches the third-person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
Diferencia bien los ingredientes antes de cocinar.
Distinguish the ingredients well before cooking.
tú
Diferencie usted los hechos de las opiniones.
Distinguish the facts from the opinions.
usted
Diferenciad los residuos para reciclar.
Distinguish the waste for recycling.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: diferencies
Correct: diferencia
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command is 'diferencia'; 'diferencies' is only for negative commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: diferencio
Diferenciar is regular in the present tense: diferencio, diferencias, diferencia, diferenciamos, diferenciáis, diferencian.
Preterite
yo: diferencié
The preterite of diferenciar is regular: diferencié, diferenciaste, diferenció, diferenciamos, diferenciasteis, diferenciaron.
Imperfect
yo: diferenciaba
The imperfect of diferenciar uses standard -aba endings: diferenciaba, diferenciabas, diferenciaba, diferenciábamos, diferenciabais, diferenciaban.
Future
yo: diferenciaré
For the future tense of diferenciar, add the endings to the infinitive: diferenciaré, diferenciarás, diferenciará, etc.
Conditional
yo: diferenciaría
The conditional of diferenciar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: diferenciaría, diferenciarías, diferenciaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: diferencie
The present subjunctive of diferenciar changes the 'a' to 'e': diferencie, diferencies, diferencie, diferenciemos, diferenciéis, diferencien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: diferenciara
The imperfect subjunctive of diferenciar uses the preterite stem 'diferenci-': diferenciara, diferenciaras, diferenciara.
Negative Imperative
yo: no diferencies
The negative imperative of diferenciar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no diferencies, no diferencie.