entristecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
entristecer — to sadden
Commands for entristecer use entristece (tú) and the 'zc' forms for others.
entristecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Rarely used as a direct command since you can't usually order someone to feel an emotion, but common in poetic or literary contexts.
Notes on entristecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'zc' from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Entristece a tus enemigos con tu éxito.
Sadden your enemies with your success.
tú
Entristezcamos al público con esta escena trágica.
Let's sadden the audience with this tragic scene.
nosotros
Entristezca a quien lo merezca.
Sadden whoever deserves it.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Entristeca (tú)
Correct: Entristece (tú)
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the regular third-person present indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entristezco
In the present tense, entristecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: entristezco.
Preterite
yo: entristecí
The preterite of entristecer is regular: entristecí, entristeciste, entristeció, entristecimos, entristecisteis, entristecieron.
Imperfect
yo: entristecía
The imperfect of entristecer is regular: entristecía, entristecías, entristecía, entristecíamos, entristecíais, entristecían.
Future
yo: entristeceré
The future of entristecer is regular: entristeceré, entristecerás, entristecerá, entristeceremos, entristeceréis, entristecerán.
Conditional
yo: entristecería
The conditional of entristecer is regular: entristecería, entristecerías, entristecería, entristeceríamos, entristeceríais, entristecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entristezca
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form irregularity: entristezca, entristezcas, entristezca, entristezcamos, entristezcáis, entristezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entristeciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'entristecie-' stem: entristeciera, entristecieras, entristeciera, entristeciéramos, entristecierais, entristecieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entristezcas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entristezcas, no entristezca, no entristezcamos, no entristezcáis, no entristezcan.