donar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
donar — to donate
Use 'dona', 'done', 'donen', 'donemos', 'donad' for direct commands with 'donar'.
donar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative mood is for giving direct orders or making strong suggestions. For 'donar,' you'd use it to tell someone to donate something, like '¡Dona sangre!' (Donate blood!).
Notes on donar in the Affirmative Imperative
Donar is regular in the affirmative imperative, following the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Dona tu ropa vieja!
Donate your old clothes!
tú
Por favor, done un poco para la causa.
Please, donate a little for the cause.
usted
¡Donemos ahora mismo!
Let's donate right now!
nosotros
Ustedes, donen lo que puedan.
You all, donate what you can.
ustedes
¡Donad con generosidad!
Donate with generosity!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'dona' for 'tú' commands, not 'donas'.
Why: The imperative forms are specific to commands and differ from the indicative.
Mistake: Incorrect pronoun for vosotros.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'donad', not 'donéis'.
Why: 'Donéis' is used in the present subjunctive, not the affirmative imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dono
The present tense of 'donar' (dono, donas, etc.) describes habitual or current acts of donating.
Preterite
yo: doné
The preterite of 'donar' (doné, donaste, etc.) marks completed actions of donating in the past.
Imperfect
yo: donaba
The imperfect of 'donar' (donaba, donabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual donating in the past.
Future
yo: donaréis
The future tense of 'donar' (donaré, donarás, etc.) expresses what will happen.
Conditional
yo: donaría
The conditional of 'donar' (donaría, donarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals like 'would donate'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: done
The present subjunctive of 'donar' (done, dones, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: donara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'donar' (donara, donaras, etc.) expresses past wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dones
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no dones', 'no done', 'no donen', 'no donemos', 'no donéis'.