enriquecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
enriquecer — to enrich
Commands to add value: enriquece (tú), enriquezca (usted).
enriquecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use to tell someone to improve or add quality to something, like a recipe or a presentation.
Notes on enriquecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (enriquece), but 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Enriquece tu dieta con más frutas.
Enrich your diet with more fruits.
tú
Enriquezca su vida con nuevos pasatiempos.
Enrich your life with new hobbies.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enriquezca (for tú)
Correct: enriquece
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the regular present indicative third-person form, not the 'zc' subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enriquezco
Enriquecer has a 'yo' irregularity (enriquezco), but follows regular -er patterns for all other people.
Preterite
yo: enriquecí
Enriquecer is completely regular in the preterite: enriquecí, enriqueciste, enriqueció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: enriquecía
The imperfect of enriquecer is regular: enriquecía, enriquecías, enriquecía...
Future
yo: enriqueceré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the full infinitive enriquecer.
Conditional
yo: enriquecería
Regular conditional: enriquecería, enriquecerías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enriquezca
All forms use the 'zc' stem: enriquezca, enriquezcas, enriquezca...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enriqueciera
Based on the preterite 'enriquecieron' stem: enriqueciera, enriquecieras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no enriquezcas
All negative commands use the 'zc' subjunctive stem: no enriquezcas, no enriquezca.