dividir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
dividir — to divide
The imperative of dividir uses the regular -ir command forms: divide, divida, dividamos, dividid, dividan.
dividir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'dividir', you'd use it to tell someone to split something up right now.
Notes on dividir in the Affirmative Imperative
Dividir is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'dividid' is formed by dropping the -r and adding -d to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Divide la pizza en ocho partes.
Divide the pizza into eight slices.
tú
Divida el pastel por la mitad.
Divide the cake in half.
usted
Dividamos los gastos por igual.
Let's divide the expenses equally.
nosotros
¡Dividid el trabajo entre todos!
Divide the work among everyone!
vosotros
Dividan la cuenta, por favor.
Divide the bill, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: For commands, use 'divide' not 'divides' (tú) or 'dividen' not 'dividen' (ustedes).
Why: The present indicative describes ongoing actions, while the imperative gives direct orders.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'dividid', not 'dividi'.
Why: The rule for -ir verbs is to add '-d' to the stem for the vosotros imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: divido
The present tense of dividir is regular: divido, divides, divide, dividimos, dividís, dividen.
Preterite
yo: dividí
The preterite of dividir is regular: dividí, dividiste, dividió, dividimos, dividisteis, dividieron.
Imperfect
yo: dividía
The imperfect of dividir is regular: dividía, dividías, dividía, dividíamos, dividíais, dividían.
Future
yo: dividiré
The future tense of dividir is regular: dividiré, dividirás, dividirá, dividiremos, dividiréis, dividirán.
Conditional
yo: dividiría
The conditional of dividir is regular: dividiría, dividirías, dividiría, dividiríamos, dividiríais, dividirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: divida
The present subjunctive of dividir is: divida, dividas, dividamos, dividáis, dividan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dividiera
The imperfect subjunctive of dividir has two forms, e.g., dividiera/dividiera and dividiese/dividiese.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dividas
Negative commands for dividir use the present subjunctive: no dividas, no divida, no dividamos, no dividáis, no dividan.