echar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
echar — to throw
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.
echar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders, like telling someone to throw the ball, add more salt, or lock the door.
Notes on echar in the Affirmative Imperative
Echar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form matches the present indicative 'él' form, and 'vosotros' simply replaces 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Echa la pelota aquí!
Throw the ball here!
tú
Eche un vistazo a este documento, por favor.
Take a look at this document, please.
usted
Echad las sobras al perro.
Throw the leftovers to the dog.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'echar' as a command.
Correct: echa
Why: The infinitive is not used as a direct command to a specific person in Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: echo
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Future
yo: echaré
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
Conditional
yo: echaría
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eche
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: echara
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eches
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.