enfocar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
enfocar — to focus
The affirmative imperative of enfocar uses 'enfoca' for tú and 'enfoque' for usted.
enfocar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to focus, such as telling a photographer to focus the lens or a student to focus on their work.
Notes on enfocar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (enfoca). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the spelling change 'qu' (enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquen).
Example Sentences
¡Enfoca la cámara ahora!
Focus the camera now!
tú
Enfoque su atención en la pantalla, por favor.
Focus your attention on the screen, please.
usted
Enfoquemos nuestros esfuerzos en el marketing.
Let's focus our efforts on marketing.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enfoque' for the informal tú command.
Correct: enfoca
Why: 'Enfoque' is formal (usted). For a friend (tú), use 'enfoca'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enfoco
The present indicative of enfocar is completely regular: enfoco, enfocas, enfoca, enfocamos, enfocáis, enfocan.
Preterite
yo: enfoqué
Enfocar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'enfoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: enfocaba
The imperfect of enfocar is regular: enfocaba, enfocabas, enfocaba, enfocábamos, enfocabais, enfocaban.
Future
yo: enfocaré
The future tense of enfocar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: enfocaría
The conditional of enfocar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enfoque
The present subjunctive of enfocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enfoque, enfoques, enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquéis, enfoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enfocara
The imperfect subjunctive of enfocar is regular, formed from the third-person plural preterite: enfocara, enfocaras, enfocáramos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enfoques
The negative imperative of enfocar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no enfoques, no enfoque, no enfoquen.