fabricar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fabricar — to manufacture
The imperative uses 'fabrica' (tú) and 'fabrique' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
fabricar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions to manufacture something.
Notes on fabricar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'fabrica'. All other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the 'qu' spelling change found in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Fabrica el producto ahora!
Manufacture the product now!
tú
Fabrique usted el pedido con cuidado.
Manufacture the order with care.
usted
Fabriquen las piezas según el diseño.
Manufacture the parts according to the design.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'fabrice' for the usted command.
Correct: fabrique
Why: You must use 'qu' to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fabrico
Fabricar is fully regular in the present tense: fabrico, fabricas, fabrica, fabricamos, fabricáis, fabrican.
Preterite
yo: fabriqué
Fabricar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'fabriqué'.
Imperfect
yo: fabricaba
The imperfect of fabricar is regular: fabricaba, fabricabas, fabricaba, fabricábamos, fabricabais, fabricaban.
Future
yo: fabricaré
The future of fabricar is regular: fabricaré, fabricarás, fabricará, fabricaremos, fabricaréis, fabricarán.
Conditional
yo: fabricaría
The conditional of fabricar is regular: fabricaría, fabricarías, fabricaría, fabricaríamos, fabricaríais, fabricarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fabrique
Fabricar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: fabrique, fabriques, fabrique, fabriquemos, fabriquéis, fabriquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fabricara
The imperfect subjunctive of fabricar is regular: fabricara, fabricaras, fabricara, fabricáramos, fabricarais, fabricaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fabriques
Negative commands always use the 'qu' spelling change: no fabriques, no fabrique, no fabriquemos, no fabriquen.