escoltar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
escoltar — to escort
Use the imperative of escoltar for direct commands: escolta (tú), escolte (usted), escoltemos (nosotros), escolten (ustedes), escoltad (vosotros).
escoltar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or making requests. For 'escoltar', you'd use it to tell someone to escort someone else, like telling a guard to escort a visitor or telling a friend to escort you somewhere.
Notes on escoltar in the Affirmative Imperative
Escolta is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'. The usted/ustedes/nosotros forms are the same as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Escolta a la invitada hasta su asiento, por favor.
Escort the guest to her seat, please.
tú
Señorita, escolte usted al nuevo empleado a su oficina.
Miss, you escort the new employee to his office.
usted
¡Escuchemos y escoltemos a nuestros líderes!
Let's listen and escort our leaders!
nosotros
Policía, escolten a los artistas fuera del edificio.
Police officers, escort the artists out of the building.
ustedes
Amigos, escoltadnos a la salida.
Friends, escort us to the exit.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'escoltar' instead of a command form.
Correct: Use 'escolta' for 'tú' or 'escuche' for 'usted'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb and isn't used for direct commands.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted forms, e.g., 'escolte' for informal command.
Correct: Use 'escolta' for informal 'tú' and 'escolte' for formal 'usted'.
Why: Spanish has different command forms depending on the level of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escolto
The present tense of escoltar (escolto, escoltas, escolta, etc.) describes actions happening now or habitual escorts.
Preterite
yo: escolté
The preterite of escoltar is regular: escolté, escoltaste, escoltó, escoltamos, escoltasteis, escoltaron.
Imperfect
yo: escoltaba
The imperfect of escoltar (escoltaba, escoltabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past escorts.
Future
yo: escoltaré
The future tense of escoltar (escoltaré, escoltarás, etc.) is used for actions that will definitely happen.
Conditional
yo: escoltaría
The conditional of escoltar (escoltaría, escoltarías, etc.) expresses 'would' escort, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escolte
The present subjunctive of escoltar (escolte, escoltes, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escoltara
The imperfect subjunctive of escoltar, like escolta(ra/ras/ra/ramos/rais/ran), is used for hypothetical past situations or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no escoltes
Negative commands for escoltar use the present subjunctive: no escoltes (tú), no escolte (usted), no escoltemos (nosotros), no escolten (ustedes), no escoltéis (vosotros).