emitir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
emitir — to broadcast
Emitir's imperative forms are: emite (tú), emita (usted), emitamos (nosotros), emitan (ustedes), emitid (vosotros).
emitir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands or instructions. For 'emitir', you might tell someone to broadcast something specific, like a signal or a message.
Notes on emitir in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative of 'emitir' is regular for -ir verbs, except for the tú command which follows the pattern of regular -er verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Emite la señal ahora!
Broadcast the signal now!
tú
Señor director, emita el comunicado de prensa.
Mr. Director, broadcast the press release.
usted
Amigos, emitamos nuestras ideas con confianza.
Friends, let's broadcast our ideas with confidence.
nosotros
¡Emitan las noticias a tiempo!
Broadcast the news on time!
ustedes
¡Emitid vuestra opinión!
Broadcast your opinion!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative, like 'Emite la señal' when it's a command.
Correct: For a direct command, use the imperative form 'Emite'.
Why: The indicative describes actions, while the imperative gives commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form and using 'emitan' instead.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' command is 'emitid'.
Why: Spanish has a distinct imperative form for 'vosotros' which is 'emitid', not 'emitan'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emito
Emitir is regular in the present tense: emito, emites, emite, emitimos, emitís, emiten.
Preterite
yo: emití
Emitir is regular in the preterite: emití, emitiste, emitió, emitimos, emitisteis, emitieron.
Imperfect
yo: emitía
Emitir is regular in the imperfect tense: emitía, emitías, emitía, emitíamos, emitíais, emitían.
Future
yo: emitiré
Emitir's future tense is regular: emitiré, emitirás, emitirá, emitiremos, emitiréis, emitirán.
Conditional
yo: emitiría
Emitir's conditional tense is regular: emitiría, emitirías, emitiría, emitiríamos, emitiríais, emitirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emita
The present subjunctive of emitir is: emita (yo/él/ella/usted), emitas (tú), emitamos (nosotros), emitan (ustedes/ellos/ellas), emitáis (vosotros).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emitiera
The imperfect subjunctive of emitir (emitiese/emitieses/emitiéramos, etc.) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Negative Imperative
yo: no emitas
Negative commands for emitir use the present subjunctive: no emitas (tú), no emita (usted), no emitamos (nosotros), no emitan (ustedes), no emitáis (vosotros).