enlazar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
enlazar — to link
The imperative uses 'enlaza' for informal commands and 'enlace/enlacen' (with a 'c') for formal ones.
enlazar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions, like telling someone to link a file or connect two parts.
Notes on enlazar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' change 'z' to 'c' because they use subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
Enlaza el documento ahora, por favor.
Link the document now, please.
tú
Enlace usted las cuentas en la configuración.
Link the accounts in the settings (formal).
usted
Enlacemos todos los puntos de la agenda.
Let's link all the points on the agenda.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enlaze' for the formal command.
Correct: enlace
Why: The spelling change 'z' to 'c' is required before the 'e' in formal commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enlazo
Enlazar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: enlazo, enlazas, enlaza, enlazamos, enlazáis, enlazan.
Preterite
yo: enlacé
Enlazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': enlacé.
Imperfect
yo: enlazaba
The imperfect of enlazar is regular: enlazaba, enlazabas, enlazaba, enlazábamos, enlazabais, enlazaban.
Future
yo: enlazaré
The future of enlazar is regular: just add endings to the infinitive (enlazaré, enlazarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: enlazaría
The conditional of enlazar is regular: add -ía to the infinitive (enlazaría, enlazarías, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: enlace
The present subjunctive of enlazar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all persons: enlace, enlaces, enlace, enlacemos, enlacéis, enlacen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enlazara
The imperfect subjunctive of enlazar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: enlazara, enlazaras, enlazara, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enlaces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no enlaces, no enlace, no enlacemos, no enlacéis, no enlacen.