envolver Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
envolver — to wrap
Use 'envuelve' for informal commands (tú) and 'envuelva' for formal ones (usted).
envolver Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders, like telling someone to wrap a present or a sandwich.
Notes on envolver in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form uses the third-person singular present indicative (envuelve). All other forms use the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Envuelve el regalo rápido!
Wrap the gift fast!
tú
Envuelva usted este paquete para regalo.
Wrap this package as a gift (formal).
usted
Envolved las cajas antes de que llegue el camión.
Wrap the boxes before the truck arrives (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'envuelvas' for an affirmative command.
Correct: envuelve
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command does not end in 's'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envuelvo
Envolver is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'o' to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: envolví
Envolver is regular in the preterite, but remember that the past participle is the irregular 'envuelto'.
Imperfect
yo: envolvía
Envolver is completely regular in the imperfect: envolvía, envolvías, envolvía, envolvíamos, envolvíais, envolvían.
Future
yo: envolveré
The future tense of envolver is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: envolvería
The conditional is regular: envolvería, envolverías, envolvería, envolveríamos, envolveríais, envolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envuelva
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form of the present (envuelvo) and changes the ending to -a.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: envolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: envolvier-.
Negative Imperative
yo: no envuelvas
Negative commands for envolver always use the present subjunctive forms.