emerger Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
emerger — to emerge
Commands use 'emerge' (tú) and 'emerja' (usted).
emerger Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use for direct orders, often figurative, like telling someone to 'emerge' from their shell or for a diver to come up.
Notes on emerger in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted' and 'nosotros' forms use the 'j' from the subjunctive. The 'tú' form is regular with a 'g'.
Example Sentences
¡Emerge de una vez!
Emerge once and for all!
tú
Emerja con cuidado, por favor.
Emerge carefully, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'emerge' for the formal 'usted' command.
Correct: Use 'emerja'.
Why: Formal commands always use the subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emerjo
The present of emerger is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'emerjo' to keep the soft 'j' sound.
Preterite
yo: emergí
The preterite of emerger is completely regular: emergí, emergiste, emergió, emergimos, emergisteis, emergieron.
Imperfect
yo: emergía
The imperfect of emerger is regular: emergía, emergías, emergía, emergíamos, emergíais, emergían.
Future
yo: emergeré
The future of emerger is regular: emergeré, emergerás, emergerá, emergeremos, emergeréis, emergerán.
Conditional
yo: emergería
The conditional of emerger is regular: emergería, emergerías, emergería, emergeríamos, emergeríais, emergerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emerja
The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: emerja, emerjas, emerja, emerjamos, emerjáis, emerjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emergiera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: emergiera, emergieras, emergiera, emergiéramos, emergierais, emergieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no emerjas
Negative commands always use the 'j': no emerjas, no emerja, no emerjamos, no emerjáis, no emerjan.