evaluar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
evaluar — to evaluate
Use evalúa (tú), evalúe (usted), and evalúen (ustedes) to give direct orders or instructions to assess something.
evaluar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use for commands, like telling a student to evaluate a text or an employee to evaluate a process.
Notes on evaluar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'u' takes an accent in the singular (tú, usted) and plural (ustedes) forms, but not in the vosotros form.
Example Sentences
Evalúa las opciones antes de decidir.
Evaluate the options before deciding.
tú
Evalúe este documento, por favor.
Evaluate this document, please.
usted
Evaluad el progreso del grupo.
Evaluate the group's progress (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: evalua
Correct: evalúa
Why: The 'tú' command needs the accent on the 'ú' to maintain the correct pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evalúo
Evaluar follows a common pattern where the 'u' takes an accent mark (ú) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: evalué
The preterite of evaluar is regular: evalué, evaluaste, evaluó, evaluamos, evaluasteis, evaluaron.
Imperfect
yo: evaluaba
The imperfect of evaluar is regular: evaluaba, evaluabas, evaluaba, evaluábamos, evaluabais, evaluaban.
Future
yo: evaluaré
The future of evaluar is regular: añadiré -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: evaluaría
The conditional of evaluar is regular: evaluaría, evaluarías, evaluaría, evaluaríamos, evaluaríais, evaluarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: evalúe
The present subjunctive of evaluar mirrors the present indicative's accent changes: evalúe, evalúes, evalúe, evaluemos, evaluéis, evalúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: evaluara
The imperfect subjunctive of evaluar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: evaluara, evaluaras, evaluara, evaluáramos, evaluarais, evaluaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no evalúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no evalúes, no evalúe, no evaluemos, no evaluéis, no evalúen.