erradicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
erradicar — to eradicate
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (erradica) and 'vosotros' (erradicad), but the spelling change 'qu' for others.
erradicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to eliminate something, such as bugs, bad habits, or errors.
Notes on erradicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use the present subjunctive stems, so they change 'c' to 'qu'.
Example Sentences
¡Erradica esos pensamientos negativos!
Eradicate those negative thoughts!
tú
Erradiquen la suciedad de la cocina.
Eradicate the dirt from the kitchen (you all).
ustedes
Erradiquemos el virus juntos.
Let's eradicate the virus together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: erradicad (used for tú)
Correct: erradica
Why: Erradicad is exclusively for the plural 'vosotros' (Spain).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: erradico
Erradicar is completely regular in the present tense: erradico, erradicas, erradica, erradicamos, erradicáis, erradican.
Preterite
yo: erradiqué
Erradicar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: erradiqué, erradicaste, erradicó, erradicamos, erradicasteis, erradicaron.
Imperfect
yo: erradicaba
The imperfect of erradicar is regular: erradicaba, erradicabas, erradicaba, erradicábamos, erradicabais, erradicaban.
Future
yo: erradicaré
The future of erradicar is regular: erradicaré, erradicarás, erradicará, erradicaremos, erradicaréis, erradicarán.
Conditional
yo: erradicaría
The conditional of erradicar is regular: erradicaría, erradicarías, erradicaría, erradicaríamos, erradicaríais, erradicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: erradique
Erradicar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all persons: erradique, erradiques, erradique, erradiquemos, erradiquéis, erradiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: erradicara
The imperfect subjunctive of erradicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: erradicara, erradicaras, erradicara, erradicáramos, erradicarais, erradicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no erradiques
All negative commands for erradicar use the 'qu' spelling change: no erradiques, no erradique, no erradiquemos, no erradiquéis, no erradiquen.