esfumar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
esfumar — to vanish
The imperative of esfumar is regular: esfuma, esfume, esfumemos, esfumad, esfumen.
esfumar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or make requests. For 'esfumar', it's like telling someone 'vanish!' or 'disappear!'
Notes on esfumar in the Affirmative Imperative
Esfumar is regular in the affirmative imperative. Remember that the 'tú' form, 'esfuma', drops the 'r' from the infinitive, and the 'vosotros' form, 'esfumad', adds a 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Esfuma de aquí ahora mismo!
Vanish from here right now!
tú
Señor, ¡esfume antes de que lo vea!
Sir, disappear before he sees you!
usted
Amigos, ¡esfumemos antes de que empiece la película!
Friends, let's vanish before the movie starts!
nosotros
¡Chicos, esfumad rápido!
Guys, disappear quickly!
vosotros
Todos, ¡esfumen antes de que se den cuenta!
Everyone, vanish before they realize!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'esfumar' instead of a command.
Correct: Use 'esfuma' for tú or 'esfume' for usted.
Why: The infinitive is a verb form, not a command itself. Commands need specific conjugations.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form: 'esfuma'.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'esfumad'.
Why: The 'd' is added to the stem for the vosotros imperative of -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esfumo
The present tense of esfumar is regular: esfumo, esfumas, esfuma, esfumamos, esfumáis, esfuman.
Preterite
yo: esfumé
The preterite of esfumar is regular: esfumé, esfumaste, esfumó, esfumamos, esfumasteis, esfumaron.
Imperfect
yo: esfumaba
The imperfect of esfumar is regular: esfumaba, esfumabas, esfumaba, esfumábamos, esfumabais, esfumaban.
Future
yo: esfumaré
The future tense of esfumar is regular: esfumaré, esfumarás, esfumará, esfumaremos, esfumaréis, esfumarán.
Conditional
yo: esfumaría
The conditional of esfumar is regular: esfumaría, esfumarías, esfumaría, esfumaríamos, esfumaríais, esfumarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esfume
The present subjunctive of esfumar is regular: esfume, esfumes, esfumemos, esfuméis, esfumen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esfumara
The imperfect subjunctive of esfumar is regular: esfumara/esfumase, esfumaras/esfumases, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esfumes
The negative imperative of esfumar uses the present subjunctive: no esfumes, no esfume, no esfumemos, no esfuméis, no esfumen.