establecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
establecer — to establish
The imperative uses 'establece' for tú and 'establezca' for formal/plural commands.
establecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions to set up or establish something.
Notes on establecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (establece), but the 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the irregular 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Establece el orden en el aula, por favor.
Establish order in the classroom, please.
tú
Establezca una contraseña segura.
Establish (set) a secure password.
usted
Establezcamos las metas del mes.
Let's establish the goals for the month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: establezca (for tú)
Correct: establece
Why: Establezca is for 'usted' (formal). The informal 'tú' command uses the same form as the present indicative 'él/ella' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: establezco
Establecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (establezco), but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: establecí
The preterite of establecer is completely regular: establecí, estableciste, estableció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: establecía
The imperfect of establecer is regular: establecía, establecías, establecía, establecíamos, establecíais, establecían.
Future
yo: estableceré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive establecer.
Conditional
yo: establecería
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive establecer.
Present Subjunctive
yo: establezca
The present subjunctive uses the irregular 'establezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estableciera
Formed using the preterite stem: estableciera, establecieras, estableciera, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no establezcas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no establezcas, no establezca, etc.