encender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
encender — turn on
Use enciende (tú), encienda (usted), or encended (vosotros) to tell someone to turn something on.
encender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative for direct commands or instructions, like telling someone to turn on a light or start a machine.
Notes on encender in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'él/ella' form (enciende), while other forms use the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Enciende la luz, por favor!
Turn on the light, please!
tú
Encienda usted el proyector.
Turn on the projector (formal).
Encendamos las velas para el pastel.
Let's light the candles for the cake.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'encende' for the tú command.
Correct: enciende
Why: The affirmative tú command for encender must include the e>ie stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enciendo
Encender has an e>ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: enciendo, enciendes, enciende...
Preterite
yo: encendí
Encender is regular in the preterite: encendí, encendiste, encendió, encendimos, encendisteis, encendieron.
Imperfect
yo: encendía
Encender is regular in the imperfect: encendía, encendías, encendía, encendíamos, encendíais, encendían.
Future
yo: encenderé
The future of encender is regular: encenderé, encenderás, encenderá, encenderemos, encenderéis, encenderán.
Conditional
yo: encendería
The conditional of encender is regular: encendería, encenderías, encendería, encenderíamos, encenderíais, encenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encienda
The present subjunctive follows the e>ie stem change: encienda, enciendas, encienda, encendamos, encendáis, enciendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of encender is: encendiera, encendieras, encendiera, encendiéramos, encendierais, encendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enciendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no enciendas, no encienda, no encendamos...