envejecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
envejecer — to age
The imperative uses 'envejece' for tú and 'envejezca' for formal/plural commands.
envejecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare to 'order' someone to age, it is used poetically or in advice (e.g., 'Age with dignity').
Notes on envejecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (envejece). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Envejece con orgullo, no te preocupes por las arrugas.
Age with pride, don't worry about the wrinkles.
tú
Envejezcamos con elegancia, amigos míos.
Let us age with elegance, my friends.
nosotros
Envejezca usted con salud.
May you (formal) age with health.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: envejezce
Correct: envejece
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command is just the third-person present indicative; it doesn't take the 'z'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envejezco
The present tense of envejecer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: envejezco.
Preterite
yo: envejecí
Envejecer is regular in the preterite: envejecí, envejeciste, envejeció, envejecimos, envejecisteis, envejecieron.
Imperfect
yo: envejecía
The imperfect of envejecer is regular: envejecía, envejecías, envejecía, envejecíamos, envejecíais, envejecían.
Future
yo: envejeceré
The future of envejecer is regular: envejeceré, envejecerás, envejecerá, envejeceremos, envejeceréis, envejecerán.
Conditional
yo: envejecería
The conditional of envejecer is regular: envejecería, envejecerías, envejecería, envejeceríamos, envejeceríais, envejecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envejezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'z' from the 'yo' form: envejezca, envejezcas, envejezca, envejezcamos, envejezcáis, envejezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: envejeciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: envejeciera, envejecieras, envejeciera, envejeciéramos, envejecierais, envejecieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no envejezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no envejezcas, no envejezca, no envejezcamos, no envejezcáis, no envejezcan.