educar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
educar — to educate
The affirmative imperative of educar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: educa, eduque, eduquemos, educad, eduquen.
educar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or advice on teaching or raising someone, such as 'Educate your children well'.
Notes on educar in the Affirmative Imperative
The spelling change 'c' to 'qu' occurs in all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
Educa a tu hijo con amor.
Educate (raise) your son with love.
tú
Eduque a sus alumnos con respeto, profesor.
Educate your students with respect, teacher.
Eduquen a los ciudadanos sobre sus derechos.
Educate the citizens about their rights.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'educa' for a formal command.
Correct: eduque
Why: 'Educa' is the informal (tú) command; 'eduque' is the formal (usted) command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: educo
The present tense of educar is completely regular: educo, educas, educa, educamos, educáis, educan.
Preterite
yo: eduqué
The preterite of educar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: eduqué, educaste, educó, educamos, educasteis, educaron.
Imperfect
yo: educaba
The imperfect of educar is regular: educaba, educabas, educaba, educábamos, educabais, educaban.
Future
yo: educaré
The future tense of educar is regular: educaré, educarás, educará, educaremos, educaréis, educarán.
Conditional
yo: educaría
The conditional of educar is regular: educaría, educarías, educaría, educaríamos, educaríais, educarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eduque
The present subjunctive of educar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: eduque, eduques, eduque, eduquemos, eduquéis, eduquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: educara
The imperfect subjunctive of educar is formed regularly from the preterite: educara, educaras, educara, educáramos, educarais, educaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eduques
The negative imperative of educar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no eduques, no eduque, no eduquemos, no eduquéis, no eduquen.