excitar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
excitar — to stimulate
Use 'excita', 'excite', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitad' for direct commands with 'excitar'.
excitar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or commands. For 'excitar', you'd use it to tell someone to stimulate something or someone directly, like 'Excite your audience!' or 'Stimulate the economy!'.
Notes on excitar in the Affirmative Imperative
Excitar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form 'excita' is the same as the present indicative, but context makes it clear.
Example Sentences
¡Excita tu mente con un buen libro!
Stimulate your mind with a good book!
tú
Señores, exciten el debate.
Gentlemen, stimulate the debate.
ustedes
¡Excitad la creatividad en vuestros hijos!
Stimulate creativity in your children!
vosotros
Excite la curiosidad de los estudiantes.
Stimulate the students' curiosity.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the affirmative imperative tú form.
Correct: The correct command for 'tú' is 'excita', not 'excites'.
Why: The affirmative imperative for regular -ar verbs in the 'tú' form drops the '-s' from the present subjunctive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' on the vosotros form.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'excitad', not 'excita'.
Why: For regular -ar verbs, the affirmative imperative for 'vosotros' adds a 'd' to the infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excito
Use 'excito', 'excitas', 'excita', 'excitamos', 'excitáis', 'excitan' for current actions, habits, or general truths with 'excitar'.
Preterite
yo: excité
The preterite of 'excitar' is regular: excité, excitaste, excitó, excitamos, excitasteis, excitaron.
Imperfect
yo: excitaba
Use 'excitaba', 'excitabas', 'excitaba', 'excitábamos', 'excitabais', 'excitaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'excitar'.
Future
yo: excitaré
Use 'excitaré', 'excitarás', 'excitará', 'excitaremos', 'excitaréis', 'excitarán' for future actions or probability with 'excitar'.
Conditional
yo: excitaría
Use 'excitaría', 'excitarías', 'excitaría', 'excitaríamos', 'excitaríais', 'excitarían' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests with 'excitar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excite
Use 'excite', 'excites', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitéis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'excitar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excitara
Use 'excitara' or 'excitase' (and forms) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'excitar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excites
Use 'no excites', 'no excite', 'no excitemos', 'no exciten', 'no excitéis' for negative commands with 'excitar'.