extinguir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
extinguir — to extinguish
The imperative of extinguir uses 'extingue' for informal tú and 'extinga' for formal commands.
extinguir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders to put out a fire, turn off a light, or cancel a debt.
Notes on extinguir in the Affirmative Imperative
The informal 'tú' form is 'extingue' (regular). The formal 'usted' and 'nosotros' forms follow the subjunctive spelling change (extinga, extingamos) to keep the hard 'g'.
Example Sentences
¡Extingue ese cigarrillo ahora!
Extinguish that cigarette now!
tú
Extinga la luz antes de salir, por favor.
Turn out the light before leaving, please.
usted
Extingamos el fuego antes de que se propague.
Let's extinguish the fire before it spreads.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'extingue' for the formal usted command.
Correct: extinga
Why: Formal commands always use the subjunctive form, which requires dropping the 'u' for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extingo
The present tense of extinguir is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'extingo' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Preterite
yo: extinguí
The preterite of extinguir is regular, focusing on completed actions like putting out a fire or a species going extinct.
Imperfect
yo: extinguía
The imperfect of extinguir is completely regular: extinguía, extinguías, extinguía, extinguíamos, extinguíais, extinguían.
Future
yo: extinguiré
The future tense of extinguir is regular, formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: extinguiré, extinguirás, etc.
Conditional
yo: extinguiría
The conditional of extinguir is regular: extinguiría, extinguirías, extinguiría, extinguiríamos, extinguiríais, extinguirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extinga
The present subjunctive of extinguir changes the 'gu' to 'g' in all forms: extinga, extingas, extinga, extingamos, extingáis, extingan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extinguiera
The imperfect subjunctive of extinguir follows the third-person plural preterite: extinguiera, extinguieras, extinguiera, extinguiéramos, extinguierais, extinguieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no extingas
The negative imperative of extinguir always drops the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound: no extingas, no extinga, no extingamos, no extingáis, no extingan.