distribuir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
distribuir — to distribute
Use 'distribuye' for 'tú' and 'distribuya' for formal 'usted' commands.
distribuir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give orders or instructions on how to spread out or hand out items.
Notes on distribuir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (distribuye), but all other forms use the 'y' from the subjunctive stem.
Example Sentences
Distribuye estos papeles, por favor.
Distribute these papers, please.
tú
Distribuyan el peso uniformemente.
Distribute the weight evenly.
ustedes
Distribuya usted los documentos.
Distribute the documents (formal).
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: distribui
Correct: distribuye
Why: The informal 'tú' command is based on the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: distribuyo
The present tense of distribuir adds a 'y' before the ending (distribuyo, distribuyes, distribuye, distribuyen), except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: distribuí
In the preterite, distribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms (distribuyó, distribuyeron).
Imperfect
yo: distribuía
The imperfect of distribuir is completely regular: distribuía, distribuías, distribuía...
Future
yo: distribuiré
The future tense is regular: add the endings to the infinitive (distribuiré, distribuirás...).
Conditional
yo: distribuiría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive (distribuiría).
Present Subjunctive
yo: distribuya
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change, using 'y' throughout (distribuya, distribuyas...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: distribuyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the 'ellos' preterite form: distribuyera, distribuyeras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no distribuyas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive (no distribuyas, no distribuya).