fluir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fluir — to flow
The imperative uses 'y' in most forms: fluye (tú), fluya (usted), fluyamos (nosotros), fluid (vosotros), fluyan (ustedes).
fluir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give commands or advice, usually in a philosophical sense like 'let it flow' or 'go with the flow'.
Notes on fluir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'fluye'. All other forms (except vosotros) follow the present subjunctive spelling with a 'y'.
Example Sentences
¡Fluye con la vida y no te estreses!
Flow with life and don't stress!
tú
Fluya con el proceso, por favor.
Flow with the process, please.
Fluyamos con lo que pase hoy.
Let's flow with whatever happens today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'flue' for the tú command.
Correct: fluye
Why: The 'y' change is necessary in the imperative to match the sound of the present indicative/subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fluyo
The present tense adds a 'y' to most forms: fluyo, fluyes, fluye, fluimos, fluís, fluyen.
Preterite
yo: fluí
In the preterite, fluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person: fluí, fluiste, fluyó, fluimos, fluisteis, fluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: fluía
The imperfect of fluir is regular: fluía, fluías, fluía, fluíamos, fluíais, fluían.
Future
yo: fluiré
The future tense is regular for fluir: fluiré, fluirás, fluirá, fluiremos, fluiréis, fluirán.
Conditional
yo: fluiría
The conditional is regular for fluir: fluiría, fluirías, fluiría, fluiríamos, fluiríais, fluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fluya
The present subjunctive of fluir features a 'y' spelling change: fluya, fluyas, fluya, fluyamos, fluyáis, fluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fluyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fluy-' stem: fluyera, fluyeras, fluyera, fluyéramos, fluyerais, fluyeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fluyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no fluyas, no fluya, no fluyamos, no fluyáis, no fluyan.