esquiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.
esquiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders or advice, like telling a friend to ski faster or a student to ski safely.
Notes on esquiar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (esquía) and 'usted/ustedes' forms (esquíe/esquíen) require the accent on the 'í'. The 'vosotros' form (esquiad) does not.
Example Sentences
¡Esquía más rápido!
Ski faster!
tú
Esquíe por este camino, señor.
Ski down this path, sir.
Esquiad con cuidado, chicos.
Ski carefully, guys.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'esquia' without the accent for the tú command.
Correct: esquía
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the stress on the 'i' syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esquío
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
Preterite
yo: esquié
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
Imperfect
yo: esquiaba
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esquíe
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esquiara
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esquíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.