fascinar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fascinar — to fascinate
Use imperative forms like 'fascina' (tú) and 'fascine' (usted) for direct commands.
fascinar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'fascinar,' you'd use it to tell someone to be fascinated by something or to fascinate someone.
Notes on fascinar in the Affirmative Imperative
Fascinar is regular in the imperative. Remember the vosotros form 'fascinad' loses the 'r' and adds 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Fascina a tus amigos con tu historia!
Fascinate your friends with your story!
tú
Señora, fascine a los niños con ese cuento.
Ma'am, fascinate the children with that story.
usted
¡Fascinadnos con vuestras aventuras!
Fascinate us with your adventures!
vosotros
Fascinemos al público con nuestra actuación.
Let's fascinate the audience with our performance.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'fascina' for 'tú' commands, not 'fascinas'.
Why: The imperative has unique forms for direct commands, especially for tú and vosotros.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'r' in the vosotros imperative.
Correct: The command form is 'fascinad', not 'fascinad'.
Why: The imperative of -ar verbs for vosotros drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fascino
Use the present tense ('fascino', 'fascina') for current actions, habits, or general truths about fascination.
Preterite
yo: fasciné
Use the preterite ('fasciné', 'fascinó') for completed actions in the past, like something that fascinated you once.
Imperfect
yo: fascinaba
Use the imperfect ('fascinaba') for ongoing past actions or descriptions, like how something used to fascinate you.
Future
yo: fascinaré
The future tense ('fascinaré', 'fascinará') is for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: fascinaría
Use the conditional ('fascinaría') for hypotheticals ('would fascinate') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fascine
Use present subjunctive like 'fascine' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) after verbs of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fascinara
The imperfect subjunctive ('fascinara', 'fascinaras') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and suggestions.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fascines
Negative commands like 'no fascinen' (ustedes) use the present subjunctive with 'no'.