estropear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
estropear — to damage or break
Use imperative estropea, estropee, etc. for direct commands, like '¡Estropea el vaso!' (Break the glass!).
estropear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood for direct commands. For 'estropear,' you'd use forms like 'estropea' (you, informal) or 'estropee' (you, formal) to tell someone directly not to break something, or to break it.
Notes on estropear in the Affirmative Imperative
Estropear is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form, 'estropead,' is regular for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Estropea la mesa, por favor!
Break the table, please!
tú
No estropeen el equipo.
Don't break the equipment.
ustedes
Estropeemos la rutina hoy.
Let's break the routine today.
nosotros
Estropead la ventana si es necesario.
Break the window if it's necessary.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use imperative forms like 'estropea' instead of 'estropeas' for direct commands.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for giving commands, while the present indicative describes current actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estropeo
Present estropeo, estropeas, etc. describes current actions or habits: 'Yo estropeo las plantas si no las riego' (I ruin the plants if I don't water them).
Preterite
yo: estropeé
The preterite of estropear is regular: estropeé, estropeaste, estropeó, estropeamos, estropeasteis, estropearon.
Imperfect
yo: estropeaba
Imperfect estropeaba, estropeabas describes ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Antes estropeaba mis juguetes' (I used to break my toys).
Future
yo: estropearé
Future estropearé, estropearás predicts or assumes something will break: 'El vaso se estropeará' (The glass will break).
Conditional
yo: estropearía
Conditional estropearía, estropearías expresses hypotheticals ('would break'): 'Si tuviera dinero, no estropearía el coche' (If I had money, I wouldn't break the car).
Present Subjunctive
yo: estropee
Use present subjunctive estropee, estropeen etc. for wishes, doubts, and emotions: 'Espero que no estropees nada' (I hope you don't break anything).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estropeara
Use imperfect subjunctive estropeara/estropéara for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'Si estropeara...' (If I were to break...)
Negative Imperative
yo: no estropees
Negative commands use 'no' plus present subjunctive: 'no estropees' (don't break).