esparcir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
esparcir — to scatter
The imperative uses 'esparce' for tú and 'esparza' for formal commands.
esparcir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to scatter seeds, spread news, or distribute items.
Notes on esparcir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (esparce), but 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the 'z' spelling change (esparza, esparzamos, esparzan).
Example Sentences
¡Esparce las semillas ahora!
Scatter the seeds now!
tú
Esparza usted el abono por el campo.
Scatter the fertilizer across the field (formal).
Esparzamos los volantes por el barrio.
Let's distribute the flyers around the neighborhood.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: esparca (usted)
Correct: esparza
Why: Formal commands use the present subjunctive forms, which require the 'z' spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esparzo
The present tense is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'z': esparzo.
Preterite
yo: esparcí
The preterite of esparcir is regular: esparcí, esparciste, esparció, esparcimos, esparcisteis, esparcieron.
Imperfect
yo: esparcía
The imperfect of esparcir is regular: esparcía, esparcías, esparcía, esparcíamos, esparcíais, esparcían.
Future
yo: esparciré
The future tense of esparcir is regular: esparciré, esparcirás, esparcirá, esparciremos, esparciréis, esparcirán.
Conditional
yo: esparciría
The conditional of esparcir is regular: esparciría, esparcirías, esparciría, esparciríamos, esparciríais, esparcirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esparza
The present subjunctive of esparcir changes the 'c' to 'z' in all forms: esparza, esparzas, esparza, esparzamos, esparzáis, esparzan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esparciera
The imperfect subjunctive of esparcir is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: esparciera, esparcieras, esparciera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no esparzas
Negative commands always use the 'z' spelling change: no esparzas, no esparza, no esparzamos...