existir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
existir — to exist
The imperative of existir is used for commands: existe, exista, existamos, existid, existan.
existir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare in literal commands, it is used poetically or philosophically to tell someone to 'be real' or 'make their presence felt'.
Notes on existir in the Affirmative Imperative
Existir is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form follows the rule of replacing 'r' with 'd' (existid).
Example Sentences
¡Existe con fuerza!
Exist with strength!
tú
Existan para el mundo, no solo para ustedes.
Exist for the world, not just for yourselves.
ustedes
Existamos en armonía.
Let us exist in harmony.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'existes' for the tú command.
Correct: The affirmative tú command is 'existe'.
Why: Learners often accidentally add an 's' to the tú command because they associate it with the present indicative 'tú existes'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: existo
Existir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: existo, existes, existe, existimos, existís, existen.
Preterite
yo: existí
The preterite of existir is regular: existí, exististe, existió, existimos, exististeis, existieron.
Imperfect
yo: existía
Existir is regular in the imperfect: existía, existías, existía, existíamos, existíais, existían.
Future
yo: existiré
The future of existir uses the infinitive as the stem: existir + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án.
Conditional
yo: existiría
The conditional of existir is regular: existiría, existirías, existiría, existiríamos, existiríais, existirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exista
The present subjunctive of existir uses the 'a' endings: exista, existas, exista, existamos, existáis, existan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: existiera
The imperfect subjunctive of existir is based on the preterite stem: existiera, existieras, existiera, existiéramos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no existas
The negative imperative of existir matches the present subjunctive: no existas, no exista, no existamos, no existáis, no existan.