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A child sits alone on a park bench, hugging a teddy bear and looking wistfully at an empty swing set, illustrating the feeling of absence and longing.

extrañar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation

extrañar — to miss

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Quick answer:

The affirmative imperative of extrañar uses extraña (tú) and extrañe (usted).

extrañar Affirmative Imperative Forms

túextraña
ustedextrañe
nosotrosextrañemos
vosotrosextrañad
ustedesextrañen

When to Use the Affirmative Imperative

Since 'missing' is an emotion, this is rarely used as a command, but it appears in poetic contexts or songs (e.g., 'Miss me!').

Notes on extrañar in the Affirmative Imperative

Extrañar is regular. The 'tú' command is the same as the third-person present indicative.

Example Sentences

  • ¡Extrañame un poquito!

    Miss me a little bit!

    tú

  • Extrañen la paz, no la guerra.

    Long for peace, not war.

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'extrañe' for the tú command.

    Correct: Use 'extraña' for tú and 'extrañe' for usted.

    Why: The informal command (tú) uses the -a ending for -ar verbs.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: extraño

The present tense of extrañar is completely regular: extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañáis, extrañan.

Preterite

yo: extrañé

The preterite of extrañar is regular: extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañasteis, extrañaron.

Imperfect

yo: extrañaba

The imperfect of extrañar uses the standard -aba endings: extrañaba, extrañabas, extrañaba, extrañábamos, extrañabais, extrañaban.

Future

yo: extrañaré

The future tense of extrañar adds endings to the infinitive: extrañaré, extrañarás, extrañará, extrañaremos, extrañaréis, extrañarán.

Conditional

yo: extrañaría

The conditional of extrañar is regular: extrañaría, extrañarías, extrañaría, extrañaríamos, extrañaríais, extrañarían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: extrañe

The present subjunctive of extrañar flips the vowel to 'e': extrañe, extrañes, extrañe, extrañemos, extrañéis, extrañen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: extrañara

The imperfect subjunctive of extrañar uses the -ra endings: extrañara, extrañaras, extrañara, extrañáramos, extrañarais, extrañaran.

Negative Imperative

yo: no extrañes

The negative imperative of extrañar uses the present subjunctive: no extrañes, no extrañe, no extrañemos, no extrañéis, no extrañen.