extraer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
extraer — to extract
Use extrae (tú) or extraiga (usted) to give direct orders to extract something.
extraer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Common in technical instructions or medical settings: 'Extract the file' or 'Pull the lever'.
Notes on extraer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (extrae), but 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' use the 'extraig-' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Extrae el archivo comprimido ahora.
Extract the zipped file now.
tú
Extraiga la tarjeta antes de salir.
Extract (remove) the card before leaving.
usted
Extraigamos los puntos clave de la reunión.
Let's extract the key points from the meeting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Extraiga (for tú)
Correct: Extrae
Why: Extraiga is the formal (usted) command; for friends or informal situations, use extrae.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extraigo
Extraer is irregular in the first person (extraigo), but follows regular -er patterns for the rest.
Preterite
yo: extraje
Extraer is highly irregular in the preterite, using a 'j' stem: extraje, extrajiste, extrajo.
Imperfect
yo: extraía
Extraer is regular in the imperfect: extraía, extraías, extraía...
Future
yo: extraeré
Extraer is regular in the future: extraeré, extraerás, extraerá.
Conditional
yo: extraería
Extraer is regular in the conditional: extraería, extraerías, extraería.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extraiga
The present subjunctive uses the irregular 'extraig-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extrajera
This tense uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: extrajera, extrajeras, extrajera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no extraigas
All negative commands for extraer use the 'extraig-' stem.