encabezar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
encabezar — to lead
The imperative uses 'encabeza' (tú) and 'encabecen' (ustedes) with a spelling change in most forms.
encabezar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or instructions to someone to lead or head something right now.
Notes on encabezar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (encabeza). All other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) change 'z' to 'c' because they are pulled from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Encabeza tú la fila, por favor.
You, lead the line, please.
tú
Encabecen ustedes la investigación.
You all, lead the investigation.
Encabecemos el cambio en esta oficina.
Let's lead the change in this office.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'encabece' for 'tú'.
Correct: encabeza
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the present indicative 'él/ella' form, which ends in 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encabezo
Encabezar is completely regular in the present indicative (encabezo, encabezas, encabeza).
Preterite
yo: encabecé
The preterite of encabezar is regular except for the 'yo' form (encabecé) which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: encabezaba
The imperfect of encabezar is regular, using the -aba endings (encabezaba, encabezabas).
Future
yo: encabezaré
The future of encabezar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive (encabezaré, encabezarás).
Conditional
yo: encabezaría
The conditional of encabezar is regular: infinitive + -ía endings (encabezaría, encabezarías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: encabece
The present subjunctive of encabezar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' (encabece, encabeces, etc.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encabezara
The imperfect subjunctive of encabezar follows the standard -ra pattern (encabezara, encabezaras).
Negative Imperative
yo: no encabeces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no encabeces, no encabece.