florecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
florecer — to bloom
Direct commands: florece (tú), florezca (usted), floreced (vosotros), florezcan (ustedes).
florecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used to tell someone (or metaphorically, a plant/business) to bloom or thrive.
Notes on florecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (florece). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the irregular 'florezc-' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Florece, pequeña planta!
Bloom, little plant!
tú
Florezcan con alegría en este nuevo año.
Flourish with joy in this new year.
ustedes
Florezcamos juntos como equipo.
Let's flourish together as a team.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: florezca (for tú)
Correct: florece
Why: The affirmative tú command uses the present indicative él/ella form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: florezco
Florecer is irregular in the first person (yo florezco), but regular for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: florecí
Florecer is completely regular in the preterite: florecí, floreciste, floreció, florecimos, florecisteis, florecieron.
Imperfect
yo: florecía
Florecer is regular in the imperfect: florecía, florecías, florecía, florecíamos, florecíais, florecían.
Future
yo: floreceré
The future of florecer is regular: floreceré, florecerás, florecerá, floreceremos, floreceréis, florecerán.
Conditional
yo: florecería
The conditional of florecer is regular: florecería, florecerías, florecería, floreceríamos, floreceríais, florecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: florezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'z' from the 'yo' form throughout: florezca, florezcas, florezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: floreciera
Based on the preterite stem: floreciera, florecieras, floreciera, floreciéramos, florecierais, florecieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no florezcas
Negative commands use the 'z' stem: no florezcas (tú), no florezca (usted), no florezcáis (vosotros), no florezcan (ustedes).