ensuciar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ensuciar — to dirty
Affirmative commands for 'ensuciar' are: ensucia (tú), ensucie (usted), ensuciemos (nosotros), ensucien (ustedes), ensuciad (vosotros).
ensuciar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative to give direct commands or instructions to someone. For example, telling a child 'Don't dirty your clothes!' or instructing someone to 'Clean this up!'
Notes on ensuciar in the Affirmative Imperative
Ensuciar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form is unique, ending in -ad.
Example Sentences
¡Ensuciad la ropa, que vamos a lavarla pronto!
Dirty the clothes, we're going to wash them soon!
vosotros
Ensucia la mesa un poco más, necesito espacio.
Dirty the table a bit more, I need space.
tú
Ensuciemos este lienzo con nuestros sueños.
Let's dirty this canvas with our dreams.
nosotros
Señor, ensucie la hoja de reclamaciones.
Sir, dirty the complaint form.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: The command for tú is 'ensucia', not 'ensucias'.
Why: The imperative tú form for regular -ar verbs drops the final -r and adds -a.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The vosotros command is 'ensuciad'.
Why: The vosotros imperative for regular -ar verbs ends in -ad.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ensucio
The present tense of 'ensuciar' is regular: ensucio, ensucias, ensucia, ensuciamos, ensuciáis, ensucian.
Preterite
yo: ensucié
The preterite of 'ensuciar' is regular: ensucié, ensuciaste, ensució, ensuciamos, ensuciasteis, ensuciaron.
Imperfect
yo: ensuciaba
The imperfect of 'ensuciar' is regular: ensuciaba, ensuciabas, ensuciaba, ensuciábamos, ensuciabais, ensuciaban.
Future
yo: ensuciaré
The future tense of 'ensuciar' is regular: ensuciaré, ensuciarás, ensuciará, ensuciaremos, ensuciaréis, ensuciarán.
Conditional
yo: ensuciaría
The conditional of 'ensuciar' is regular: ensuciaría, ensuciarías, ensuciaría, ensuciaríamos, ensuciaríais, ensuciarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ensucie
The present subjunctive of 'ensuciar' is: ensucie (yo/usted), ensucies (tú), ensuciemos (nosotros), ensuciéis (vosotros), ensucien (ellos/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ensuciara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'ensuciar' has two forms for each person, like ensuciara/ensuciara and ensuciarais/ensuciarais.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ensucies
Negative commands for 'ensuciar' use the present subjunctive: no ensucies (tú), no ensucie (usted), no ensuciemos (nosotros), no ensucien (ustedes), no ensuciéis (vosotros).