errar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
errar — to miss
The imperative uses 'yerra' (tú) and 'yerre' (usted), keeping the 'ye' stem change.
errar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command someone to miss (rare, but used in games or specific contexts) or to tell someone to make a mistake.
Notes on errar in the Affirmative Imperative
Follows the present indicative 'ye' change for tú and the present subjunctive for other forms.
Example Sentences
¡Yerra el tiro ahora!
Miss the shot now!
tú
Yerre usted a propósito, por favor.
Miss on purpose, please (formal).
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'erra' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct command is 'yerra'.
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: yerro
The present tense of errar is irregular, changing the 'e' to 'ye' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: erré
The preterite of errar is completely regular: erré, erraste, erró, erramos, errasteis, erraron.
Imperfect
yo: erraba
The imperfect of errar is regular: erraba, errabas, erraba, errábamos, errabais, erraban.
Future
yo: erraré
The future tense of errar is regular: erraré, errarás, errará, erraremos, erraréis, errarán.
Conditional
yo: erraría
The conditional of errar is regular: erraría, errarías, erraría, erraríamos, erraríais, errarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: yerre
The present subjunctive of errar follows the 'ye' stem change: yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: errara
The imperfect subjunctive of errar is regular and based on the preterite stem: errara, erraras, errara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no yerres
The negative imperative uses 'no yerres' (tú) and 'no yerren' (ustedes), based on the subjunctive.