elevar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
elevar — to lift
Use 'eleva' (tú), 'eleve' (usted), 'elevemos' (nosotros), 'elevad' (vosotros), 'eleven' (ustedes) for direct commands.
elevar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'elevar', you'd use it to tell someone to lift something right now, like '¡Eleva la caja!' (Lift the box!) or '¡Eleven la bandera!' (Raise the flag!).
Notes on elevar in the Affirmative Imperative
Elevar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form uses the present indicative stem, while the other forms use the present subjunctive stem.
Example Sentences
Tú, eleva las manos.
You, raise your hands.
tú
Usted, eleve la mirada.
Sir/Madam, lift your gaze.
usted
Nosotros, elevemos los brazos.
Let's raise our arms.
nosotros
Vosotros, elevad el peso.
You all (informal), lift the weight.
vosotros
Ustedes, eleven la voz.
You all (formal), raise your voice.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form for tú.
Correct: The tú command is 'eleva', not 'eleves'.
Why: The affirmative tú imperative for -ar verbs is formed from the present indicative, not the subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' ending.
Correct: The correct vosotros command is 'elevad', not 'eleve'.
Why: The vosotros affirmative imperative for -ar verbs is formed by dropping the 'r' from the infinitive and adding 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: elevo
Use 'elevo', 'elevas', 'eleva', 'elevamos', 'eleváis', 'elevan' for actions happening now or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: elevé
Use 'elevé', 'elevaste', 'elevó', 'elevamos', 'elevasteis', 'elevaron' for completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: elevaba
Use 'elevaba', 'elevabas', 'elevaba', 'elevábamos', 'elevabais', 'elevaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: elevaré
Use 'elevaré', 'elevarás', 'elevará', 'elevarémos', 'elevaréis', 'elevarán' for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: elevaría
Use 'elevaría', 'elevarías', 'elevaría', 'elevaríamos', 'elevaríais', 'elevarían' for hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eleve
Use 'eleve'/'eleves'/'elevemos'/'eleven'/'elevéis' after wishes, doubts, emotions, or impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: elevara
Use 'elevara'/'elevaras'/'eleváramos'/'elevaran'/'elevaraís' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eleves
Use 'no eleves' (tú), 'no eleve' (usted), 'no elevemos' (nosotros), 'no elevéis' (vosotros), 'no eleven' (ustedes) for negative commands.