edificar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
edificar — to build
The imperative of edificar uses the regular 'edifica' (tú) and the spelling-changed 'edifique' (usted).
edificar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders to build something or to encourage someone to build their character.
Notes on edificar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use the 'qu' spelling change inherited from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Edifica tu casa sobre roca, no sobre arena.
Build your house on rock, not on sand.
tú
Edifiquen el muro antes de que llueva.
Build the wall before it rains.
Edifiquemos un futuro mejor para nuestros hijos.
Let's build a better future for our children.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'edificá' for the tú command (unless in Argentina/Uruguay).
Correct: The standard informal command is 'edifica'.
Why: Standard Spanish uses the third-person singular present form for the affirmative 'tú' command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: edifico
The present tense of edificar is regular: edifico, edificas, edifica, edificamos, edificáis, edifican.
Preterite
yo: edifiqué
Edificar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (edifiqué) to keep the 'k' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: edificaba
The imperfect of edificar is regular: edificaba, edificabas, edificaba, edificábamos, edificabais, edificaban.
Future
yo: edificaré
The future of edificar is regular: edificaré, edificarás, edificará, edificaremos, edificaréis, edificarán.
Conditional
yo: edificaría
The conditional of edificar is regular: edificaría, edificarías, edificaría, edificaríamos, edificaríais, edificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: edifique
The present subjunctive of edificar requires a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: edifique, edifiques, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: edificara
The imperfect subjunctive of edificar is regular: edificara, edificaras, edificara, edificáramos, edificarais, edificaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no edifiques
The negative imperative of edificar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and the 'qu' spelling change.