doblar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
doblar — to fold
Use 'dobla' (tú) and 'doble' (usted) for direct commands; 'doblad' (vosotros) and 'doblen' (ustedes) for plural commands.
doblar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct commands or instructions. For 'doblar', you'd use it to tell someone to fold something right now, like 'Fold the clothes!' or 'Fold the map.'
Notes on doblar in the Affirmative Imperative
Doblar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form ('dobla') drops the -r from the infinitive, and the 'vosotros' form ('doblad') adds -d.
Example Sentences
Dobla la ropa, por favor.
Fold the clothes, please.
tú
Doblen las servilletas antes de servirlas.
Fold the napkins before serving them.
Doblad el papel en tres partes.
Fold the paper into three parts.
vosotros
Doble el documento aquí.
Fold the document here.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'doblar' instead of an imperative form.
Correct: Use 'dobla', 'doble', 'doblen', or 'doblad' depending on who you're talking to.
Why: The infinitive is a verb in its base form and isn't used for direct commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form: 'dobla' instead of 'doblad'.
Correct: The correct vosotros command is 'doblad'.
Why: The -d ending is characteristic of the vosotros imperative for -ar verbs.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'doblar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: doblo
The present tense 'doblo' is regular and used for current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: doblé
The preterite of 'doblar' is regular: doblé, doblaste, dobló, doblamos, doblasteis, doblaron.
Imperfect
yo: doblaba
The imperfect of 'doblar' is regular: doblaba, doblabas, doblaba, doblábamos, doblabais, doblaban.
Future
yo: doblaré
The future tense 'doblaré' is regular and indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: doblaría
The conditional 'doblaría' is regular and used for hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: doble
The present subjunctive 'doble' is used after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: doblara
The imperfect subjunctive 'doblara' or 'doblará' describes hypothetical past actions or is used in polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dobles
Use 'no dobles' (tú), 'no doble' (usted), 'no doblen' (ustedes), and 'no dobléis' (vosotros) for negative commands.