estacionar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
estacionar — to park
Use the imperative 'estaciona' (tú) and 'estacione' (usted) for direct commands to park.
estacionar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. You'd use 'estaciona' to tell a friend to park, or 'estacione' to politely tell someone you don't know to park their car.
Notes on estacionar in the Affirmative Imperative
Estacionar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form is 'estacionad'.
Example Sentences
¡Estaciona aquí, por favor!
Park here, please!
tú
Estacione en el segundo piso.
Park on the second floor.
usted
Estacionemos en el garaje.
Let's park in the garage.
nosotros
Estacionen sus coches afuera.
Park your cars outside.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative 'estacionas' instead of the imperative 'estaciona' for 'tú'.
Correct: Use 'estaciona' for a direct command to tú.
Why: The present indicative describes what someone does; the imperative tells them to do it.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form 'estacionad'.
Correct: The command for vosotros is 'estacionad'.
Why: This is a specific ending for the affirmative imperative for 'vosotros'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estaciono
Use 'estaciono' (yo), 'estacionas' (tú), 'estaciona' (él/ella/usted) for current or habitual parking actions.
Preterite
yo: estacioné
Use 'estacioné' (yo), 'estacionaste' (tú), 'estacionó' (él/ella/usted) for completed past parking actions.
Imperfect
yo: estacionaba
Use 'estacionaba' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'estacionabas' (tú) for ongoing or habitual past parking.
Future
yo: estacionaré
Use 'estacionaré' (yo), 'estacionarás' (tú), 'estacionará' (él/ella/usted) for future parking actions.
Conditional
yo: estacionaría
Use 'estacionaría' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'estacionarías' (tú) for hypothetical or polite parking scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estacione
Use 'estacione' (yo/usted) and 'estaciones' (tú) for wishes, doubts, or emotions about parking.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estacionara
Use 'estacionara' or 'estacionase' for past hypothetical or uncertain situations about parking.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estaciones
Use 'no estaciones' (tú) and 'no estacione' (usted) for negative commands not to park.