empujar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
empujar — to push
Imperative commands for empujar: empuja (tú), empuje (usted), empujemos (nosotros), empujen (ustedes), empujad (vosotros).
empujar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands. For 'empujar', you'd use it to tell someone to push something right now, like '¡Empuja la puerta!' (Push the door!).
Notes on empujar in the Affirmative Imperative
Empujar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'empujad' is unique to this pronoun.
Example Sentences
¡Empuja la caja hacia la pared!
Push the box towards the wall!
tú
Señor, empuje el botón rojo, por favor.
Sir, push the red button, please.
usted
¡Empujemos el coche juntos!
Let's push the car together!
nosotros
¡Empujen la puerta para abrirla!
Push the door to open it!
¡Empujad la mesa un poco más!
Push the table a little more!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'empuja' (imperative tú) not 'empujas' (present indicative tú).
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes current actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' in negative commands.
Correct: Negative commands use the subjunctive mood (e.g., 'No empujes').
Why: Spanish uses a different structure for negative commands, utilizing the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: empujo
The present tense of empujar is regular: empujo, empujas, empuja, empujamos, empujáis, empujan.
Preterite
yo: empujé
The preterite of empujar is regular: empujé, empujaste, empujó, empujamos, empujasteis, empujaron.
Imperfect
yo: empujaba
The imperfect of empujar is regular: empujaba, empujabas, empujaba, empujábamos, empujabais, empujaban.
Future
yo: empujaré
The future tense of empujar is regular: empujaré, empujarás, empujará, empujaremos, empujaréis, empujarán.
Conditional
yo: empujaría
The conditional of empujar is regular: empujaría, empujarías, empujaría, empujaríamos, empujaríais, empujarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: empuje
Present subjunctive of empujar (empuje, empujes, empuje, empujemos, empujen, empujéis) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: empujara
The imperfect subjunctive of empujar (empujara/empujase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no empujes
Negative imperative for empujar: no empujes (tú), no empuje (usted), no empujemos (nosotros), no empujen (ustedes), no empujéis (vosotros).