dificultar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
dificultar — to make difficult
Use 'dificulta' (tú), 'dificulte' (usted), 'dificultemos' (nosotros), 'dificultad' (vosotros), 'dificulten' (ustedes) for direct commands.
dificultar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. You use it to tell someone to do something. For 'dificultar,' it means telling someone 'make it difficult!' or 'don't make it difficult!' (though the negative uses subjunctive).
Notes on dificultar in the Affirmative Imperative
Dificultar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The tú form is 'dificulta', the vosotros is 'dificultad'.
Example Sentences
¡Dificulta el trabajo para que no lo terminen!
Make the work difficult so they don't finish it!
tú
Dificultemos la tarea para que aprendan a resolver problemas.
Let's make the task difficult so they learn to solve problems.
nosotros
Dificulten el acceso a los documentos clasificados.
Make access to the classified documents difficult.
Dificultad la entrada a los no autorizados.
Make entry difficult for unauthorized people.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form 'dificultes' instead of the imperative 'dificulta' for tú.
Correct: For a direct command to 'tú', use 'dificulta'. 'No dificultes' uses the subjunctive.
Why: The affirmative imperative and present subjunctive for 'tú' are different forms.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros affirmative imperative 'dificultad'.
Correct: The command for vosotros is 'dificultad', not 'dificultéis'.
Why: The affirmative imperative for -ar verbs ending in -ar for vosotros drops the 'r' and adds a 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dificulto
Dificultar is regular in the present tense: dificulto, dificultas, dificulta, dificultamos, dificultáis, dificultan.
Preterite
yo: dificulté
Dificultar is regular in the preterite: dificulté, dificultaste, dificultó, dificultamos, dificultasteis, dificultaron.
Imperfect
yo: dificultaba
The imperfect of dificultar is regular: dificultaba, dificultabas, dificultaba, dificultábamos, dificultabais, dificultaban.
Future
yo: dificultaré
The future tense of dificultar is regular: dificultaré, dificultarás, dificultará, dificultaremos, dificultaréis, dificultarán.
Conditional
yo: dificultaría
The conditional of dificultar is regular: dificultaría, dificultarías, dificultaría, dificultaríamos, dificultaríais, dificultarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dificulte
The present subjunctive 'dificulte', 'dificultemos', etc., follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dificultara
The imperfect subjunctive forms like 'dificultara' or 'dificultase' are used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dificultes
Use 'no dificultes' (tú), 'no dificulte' (usted), 'no dificultemos' (nosotros), 'no dificultéis' (vosotros), 'no dificulten' (ustedes), all based on the present subjunctive.