discutir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
discutir — discuss
The imperative of discutir allows for direct commands: discute, discuta, discutamos, discutid, discutan.
discutir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to discuss a matter or to stop an argument (when combined with 'no').
Notes on discutir in the Affirmative Imperative
Discutir is regular. The tú form 'discute' is the same as the present indicative third-person.
Example Sentences
Discute tus ideas con el equipo.
Discuss your ideas with the team.
tú
Discutamos este asunto en privado.
Let's discuss this matter in private.
nosotros
Discutid el tema entre vosotros.
Discuss the topic among yourselves.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: discutir (as a command)
Correct: discute or discutid
Why: Learners often use the infinitive for commands, but Spanish requires specific imperative forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: discuto
Discutir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: discuto, discutes, discute, discutimos, discutís, discuten.
Preterite
yo: discutí
The preterite of discutir follows regular -ir endings: discutí, discutiste, discutió, discutimos, discutisteis, discutieron.
Imperfect
yo: discutía
The imperfect of discutir uses standard -ía endings: discutía, discutías, discutía, discutíamos, discutíais, discutían.
Future
yo: discutiré
The future of discutir adds endings to the full infinitive: discutiré, discutirás, discutirá, discutiremos, discutiréis, discutirán.
Conditional
yo: discutiría
The conditional of discutir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: discutiría, discutirías, discutiría, discutiríamos, discutiríais, discutirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: discuta
The present subjunctive of discutir uses -a endings: discuta, discutas, discuta, discutamos, discutáis, discutan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: discutiera
The imperfect subjunctive of discutir uses the preterite stem: discutiera, discutieras, discutiera, discutiéramos, discutierais, discutieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no discutas
The negative imperative of discutir uses the present subjunctive: no discutas, no discuta, no discutamos, no discutáis, no discutan.